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CC - Approval of a Professional Services Agreement with Motorola for Monitoring and Repair of the City's Two-way Radio System's Infrastructure and Dispatch Systems in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $47,295.48.
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Meeting Date: August 8, 2016
Contact Person/Dept: Michael Bowden/Fire
Phone Number: 310.253.5910
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [X] No []
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [] Attachments: []
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date:
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (08/02/16)
Department Approval: David White (07/25/16)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council approve a professional services agreement with Motorola, through its Commercial, Government, and Industrial Solutions Sector, for maintenance, support, and other related services for the City's two-way radio and Police/Fire Dispatch systems, for the period of August 1, 2016 - July 31, 2017, in an amount not to exceed $47,295.48.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
During the past eight years the City's two-way radio system has been monitored by Culver City Radio Technicians and Motorola at their off-site location. The system has been maintained pursuant to a service contract with Motorola through a service repair contractor. Without this service agreement in place, the City would be forced to pay for expensive replacement parts and outside technicians to service components of the system that are beyond our Technicians' expertise. In addition, the Interagency Communications Interoperability System (System) upgrade to the system has added another level of technology and complexity to the radio system. These factors contribute to the need for a service agreement.
Motorola is the sole source vendor for these services. The City's two-way radio and dispatch systems are Motorola products. The proposed service agreement ...
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