DEPARTMENT: Finance
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Troy Elliott
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide
SUBJECT:
Public Safety Radio Purchase
SUMMARY:
This action authorizes a contract in the amount of $2,221,901.90 with Dailey & Wells Communications, Inc., through the Houston-Galveston Area Council of Governments (HGAC) cooperative contract RA05-15, to provide the San Antonio Police, Fire and Animal Care Services Departments with portable radios and command base stations through the Information Technology Services Department - Radio Services Division.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
On August 12th, the Criminal Justice, Public Safety and Services Council Committee was briefed on a plan to purchase P25 compliant radios to replace existing equipment as well as issuance of a solicitation for the replacement of the current radio system in the October / November 2015 timeframe. In the interim, authorization was granted to purchase 450 units of cache radios for Fire and Police Officers and 22 command base stations for the San Antonio Police, Fire and Animal Care Services Departments prior to the issuance of a solicitation for the complete radio system replacement. Future purchases of portable radios may be necessary should there be any delays in the replacement of the current radio system.
Submitted for City Council consideration and action is the offer submitted by Dailey & Wells Communications, Inc., for the purchase of 450 portable radios and 22 command base stations through the HGAC cooperative contract RA05-15 for a total cost of $2,221,901.90. This cost reflects a 26% discount from the list price for portable radios and command base stations per the terms of the HGAC contract.
The City's current radio environment is supported by Dailey & Wells Communications, Inc. The current 700/800MHz public safety radio communications system provides public safety grade two-way radio communications for the City of San Antonio and surrounding Bexar County partici...
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