From
Fred Bates, Jr.
Title
Purchase of seven (7) Portable Surveillance Trailers from Wireless CCTV, LLC in the amount of $211,699.22
Presenter
Steve Dye, Chief of Police
Ryan Simpson, Senior Financial Analyst
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
The City of Grand Prairie has several venues that consistently host large crowds and area events. The City also supports an infrastructure that could be attractive targets for terrorism or other criminal activity. The Police Department recognizes the need to conduct remote video surveillance of these City venues and other local infrastructure in order to prevent critical incidents and to gather needed intelligence for investigative purposes. The use of the portable surveillance unit has been identified as a progressive strategy to accomplish these tasks without the use of additional personnel and resources that could be deployed elsewhere.
The Police Department currently has two portable surveillance trailers in its fleet, and has seen remarkable results of improved evidence gathering in criminal investigations and the prevention of several individual crimes. Because of these results, the Department is seeking to purchase seven (7) additional trailers to increase the ability to surveil simultaneous locations.
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 U.S. Communities and Buyboard.
GSA Advantage is the Federal government's premier online shopping superstore giving you access to millions of commercial products and services available from GSA-negotiated contracts. State and local governments can use GSA Federal Supply Schedules contracts under the authorities of the Cooperative Purchasing Program, the Disaster Recovery Purchasing Program, and the 1122 Counter-drug Program. Note: Only those products and services offered under the Disaster Recovery and Cooperative Purchasing programs are available for purchase.
The trailers will be purchased directly from Wireless CCTV, LLC through their GSA contract # GS-07F-031DA.
The Public Safety, Health and Environmental Committee reviewed this item on October 16, 2017, and recommended that it be forwarded to the City Council for approval.
Financial Consideration
Funding for the purchase of the trailers in the amount of $211,669.22 is available in the FY 2017/2018 Crime Tax Fund budget, 68300 (Other Machinery & Equipment).