Reno County approves $64,580 data‑room power and cooling installation

Reno County commissioners approved accepting a quote from Network Management Group Inc. (NMGI) to install power‑conditioning equipment, a UPS, specialized air conditioning and four racks in a new consolidated courthouse data room.

Mister Matthews, presenting the item, described the equipment: "This is, what this equipment will consist of is, a big UPS that will, condition the power and keep everything running until the generator kicks in, new air conditioning that is designed for data rooms, and then, four racks that will contain all of the servers and network storage devices," he said. The requested amount for the installation was $64,580.

Commissioners asked whether the installation can begin before electrical work is finished; staff replied it cannot and that electrical contractor work is underway with conduit and a transformer having been installed. Mister Matthews said the Liebert system was recommended after an on‑site review of existing equipment and that the NMGI quote was lowest among options once manufacturer pricing and site visits were factored in. Commissioners discussed future redundancy and expansion; staff said a secondary air‑conditioning unit might be requested later as equipment needs grow.

A motion to accept the Automation Services request to accept NMGI's quote carried after a second and roll call. Staff noted that the cost will be shared with the city (a city/county arrangement for the data room), with specific shares for communications and public‑safety systems previously discussed.

Next steps: the county will complete electrical work, then schedule installation of the UPS and cooling equipment; staff will monitor for future expansion and redundancy needs.