Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Department of Administration, on behalf of the Public Employees Retirement Association of Minnesota (PERA), seeks proposals from Uptime Institute Tier III Design Certified proposers for a Data Center Facility to house its business continuity and disaster recovery equipment. References in this RFP to the State of Minnesota or “State” also mean PERA. Established by the Minnesota Legislature in 1931, PERA is a medium size agency that administers a defined benefit retirement fund intended to provide retirement, disability, and survivor benefits to Minnesota’s public employees employed in cities, counties and school districts located throughout the State. The plan is administered under Minnesota Statutes, Chapters 353, 353D, 353E, 353G, 356 and 356A. PERA serves over 440,000 current and former public employees from 2,100 governmental agencies and pay monthly benefits to more than 120,000 retirees, disabled members, and survivors of deceased members. Nearly 8% of Minnesotans are members of PERA, and in 2020, PERA paid over $2 billion in benefits to retirees and former members.
