Austin Water seeks up to $853,858 for disaster-recovery network services

Austin Water is seeking approval to pay Freeit Data Solutions Inc. $185,986 for one year of Cloudflare security and disaster-recovery VPN services. The contract could run for five years and total up to $853,858, with future years depending on available budgets. The service would keep Austin Water connected to its Microsoft Azure backup systems if the city’s primary data center fails. The Water and Wastewater Commission is scheduled to review it before council action.

Authorize a contract for Cloudflare security and disaster recovery virtual private network services, to maintain secure access to the disaster recovery environment if the primary data center fails, for Austin Water with Freeit Data Solutions Inc., for an initial term of one year in an estimated amount of $185,986 with up to four one-year extension options each in variable amounts for a total contract amount not to exceed $853,858. Funding: $185,986 is available in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget of Austin Water. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.

Nov 19, 202626-3052: Authorize a contract for Cloudflare security and disaster recovery virtual private network services, to maintain secure access to the disaster recovery environment if the primary data center fails, for Austin Water with Freeit Data Solutions Inc., for an initial term of one year in an estimated amount of $185,986 with up to four one-year extension options each in variable amounts for a total contract amount not to exceed $853,858. Funding: $185,986 is available in the Fiscal Year 2026-2Source documentPDF