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CC: (1) Approval of an Amendment to the Existing Professional Services Agreement with the South Bay Regional Public Communications Authority for Emergency Police & Fire Dispatch Services in an Additional Amount Not-to-Exceed $400,000 for the Purchase of a New Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) and Records Management Software (RMS); and (2) Authorization of the Annual Maintenance Payments for the Software Estimated at $160,000 Per Year.
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Meeting Date: August 14, 2017
Contact Person/Dept: Hoa Diep/Information Technology
Phone Number: 310-253-6266
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [X] No []
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: []
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date:
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (08/09/17);
Department Approval: Michele Williams (08/03/17)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council (1) approve an amendment to the existing professional services agreement with South Bay Regional Public Communications Authority for emergency Police and Fire dispatch services in an additional amount not-to-exceed $400,000 to support the purchase of a new Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) and Records Management Software (RMS); and (2) authorize annual maintenance payments for the CAD/RMS software for a term of five years, estimated at $160,000 per year, provided the software solution continues to be required to support the City's public safety operations.
BACKGROUND
In November 2007, City Council approved the procurement of New World Systems, a public safety software owned by New World Systems which was later acquired by Tyler Technologies. The public safety software consisted of Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD), Records Management System (RMS) and Mobile technology. The suite of software products greatly enhanced the efficiency of dispatching, records mana...
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