AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE MOTOROLA SIMULCAST EQUIPMENT FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CURRENT COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM PAGE CHANNEL

RESOLUTION NO. ___ - 17

        AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE MOTOROLA SIMULCAST EQUIPMENT FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CURRENT COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM PAGE CHANNEL  

       WHEREAS, Sauk County provides and staffs a Countywide Emergency Communications Center that receives all 9-1-1 calls for Sauk County; and

      WHEREAS, the existing page channel equipment used to notify emergency responders of a call for service was most recently updated in 2004; and,

       WHEREAS, the system is no longer being supported by manufacturers and replacement parts are becoming more difficult to obtain; and,

       WHEREAS,  the equipment has been in operation 24 hours a day, 365 days a year since being updated in 2004; and,

       WHEREAS, the Building Services Facilities Director and Communications Technician have been budgeting for this communications channel upgrade through the capital improvement process over the last few years; and,

       WHEREAS, the Sauk County Communications Technician worked with Motorola to obtain pricing for the Motorola Simulcast equipment for the Page channel; and,

       WHEREAS, the Sauk County Communications Technician can directly purchase some of the components needed for the Page Simulcast system at a lesser cost; and,

       WHEREAS,  the Sauk County Communications Technician has reviewed the proposal list of equipment (attached) with the Communications Infrastructure Committee and the Committee feels that it is in the best interest of the county to move forward with the purchase of the Motorola Page Simulcast channel and related equipment as outlined at a cost not to exceed $310,851.00;

       NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Sauk County Board of Supervisors, met in regular session, that the Sauk County Communications Technician is hereby authorized to issue the necessary purchase orders not to exceed $310,851.00 for the purchase of the Motorola Simulcast Page channel and associated equipment.

       For consideration of the Sauk County Board of Supervisors on February 21st, 2017.

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      AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE MOTOROLA SIMULCAST EQUIPMENT FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CURRENT COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM PAGE CHANNEL  

     Respectfully submitted:

COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE

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Scott Von Asten, Chair                                           Thomas Kreigl

_____________________________________                   _____________________________________

Andy Andrews                                                         William Hambrecht

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Kristin WhiteEagle

Fiscal Note:  Funds are budgeted in the 2017 Building Services Budget for this purchase.

Information System Note: No MIS impact.