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CC - Approval of a Purchase Order with Motorola for Replacement Portable Radios in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $149,996.35.
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Meeting Date: September 13, 2021
Contact Person/Dept: Ken Powell/Fire Department
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 [] Date:
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (09/08/2021);
Department Approval: Kenneth Powell, Fire Chief (08/30/2021)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council approve a purchase order with Motorola for the purchase of replacement portable radios in an amount not-to-exceed $149,996.35, including all fees and taxes.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
In the City Council approved FY 2019/2020 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), staff accounted for the continued replacement/upgrade of the City's aging radio system. The project, composed of three phases, includes the replacement of radios in the Police, Fire, Public Works and Transportation Departments over the course of three years. In FY 2019/2020, 69 radios in the Police Department were replaced. The remaining portions of the project were put on hold due to the COVID-19-related economic challenges.
City Council approved the FY 2021/2022 CIP budget to allow the radio project to continue. Staff seeks City Council approval of a purchase order with Motorola for 17 APX 8000 radios to be used in the Fire Department.
This procurement is exempt from formal bidding procedures per Culver City Municipal Code Section 3.07.055.G, which exempts bidding requirements where competitive bid procedures have already been utilized by the City, public agency or joint power agency and the goods or supplies are supplied to the City at the same or better price. Because this product as supplied ...
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