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CC - Approval of Purchase Order with FARO Technologies Inc. for the Purchase of One (1) X-330 HDR Laser Scanner Including Software, Accessories, Extended 3-Year Warranties, and Training in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $104,025.00.
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Meeting Date: April 11, 2017
Contact Person/Dept: Lt. Heidi Hattrup/Police Department
Phone Number: 310-253-6109
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Public Hearing: [x] Action Item: [] Attachments: [x]
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X]
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (04/04/17);
Department Approval: Chief Scott Bixby (03/28/17)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council approve a purchase order with FARO Technologies Inc. for the purchase of one (1) X-330 HDR Laser Scanner including software, accessories, extended 3-year warranties, and training in an amount not-to-exceed $104,025.00.
BACKGROUND
In 2012, the Culver City Police Department (CCPD) purchased a previously used Nikon Total Station DTM-322 for serious/fatal traffic accident scene processing. CCPD Traffic Investigators utilize the Total Station laser to accurately take measurements at the scene of serious injury/fatal collisions. Crime scenes, however, are currently processed by Forensic Technicians taking hand measurements with tape measures or wheeled measuring devices. Hand measurements are fairly subjective, time consuming, labor-intensive, and dependent on the skills of the operator.
The Total Station is an accurate method of taking measurements at an accident scene. However, it is time consuming and labor-intensive, and takes at least two people to operate (three depending on the situation). The Total Station generally requires the entire roadway to be closed while the investigation is conducted because investigators set up in a single location to record...
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