From
Keshnel Penny, Chief Information Officer
Title
Purchase and installation of US Digital Design Fire Alerting System for the City’s Fire Stations from DFW Communications, Inc. DBA Crosspoint Communications in the amount of $576,297.23 through a national interlocal agreement with BuyBoard and the purchase of an computer-aided-dispatch interface from Central Square Technologies in the amount of $11,050, for a cumulative project total of $587,347.23
Presenter
Keshnel Penny, Chief Information Officer
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
The proposed US Digital Design System from Crosspoint Communications will provide all of the Fire Stations in the city automated call voice annunciation from the fire computer aided dispatch system, visual display monitors, audible sounds and signaling. The US Digital Design System will replace an aging system that has limited parts availability and does not provide any automated features or advanced signaling capabilities. The new technology will decrease Fire and EMS response times and will provide reliable and serviceable alerting equipment at the Fire Stations. The proposals provided by Crosspoint Communications and Central Square Technologies includes providing all equipment, training, testing and commissioning of all equipment at all fire stations and the communications center.
Chapter 271.102 of the Local Government Code authorizes local governments to participate in a cooperative purchasing program with another local government or local cooperative organization. In lieu of competitive bidding, items and services may be purchased through such agreements as the agreements have already been bid by the sponsoring entity or agency. The City of Grand Prairie has master inter-local cooperative agreements with various entities including BuyBoard.
The BuyBoard cooperative agreement is able to save money by pooling the impressive purchasing power of their members, which include hundreds of school districts, municipali...
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