From
Chase Wheeler, Emergency Management Coordinator
Title
Purchase of equipment and software to upgrade the City’s Outdoor Warning Siren System from Gifford Electric ($570,110.00), a sole source vendor, Motorola ($74,714.40) through a national inter-local agreement with H-GAC and Dell ($2,014.00) through a national inter-local agreement with DIR, with a 2% project contingency ($12,936.77) for a total project cost of $669,185.16, and annual maintenance ($6,720.00 year 1 and $22,650.00 years 2-5) on the Outdoor Warning Siren system from Gifford Electric, a sole source vendor for one (1) year with the option to renew for four (4) additional one (1) year periods totaling $97,320.00 if all extensions are exercised.
Presenter
Chase Wheeler, Emergency Management Coordinator
Recommend Action
Approve
Analysis
This upgrade includes converting fourteen (14) of the current twenty-two (22) sirens to all new equipment (siren head and electrical components), the addition of four (4) new sirens, the purchase of twenty-seven (27) P25 compliant radios, two (2) siren computers to control the advanced siren control software (NexGen), and the replacement of all wooden siren poles with steel poles. Current sirens will also be converted from AC power to DC (solar) power with battery backup.
This all hazards Outdoor Warning Siren system is crucial in providing prompt emergency warnings to the general public that would be outdoors during an emergency. Currently the City has twenty-two (22) Outdoor Warning Sirens spread within the city limits. With the addition of one (1) new siren installed in the far north section of the city and the three (3) new additional sirens installed in the southern section of the city; all major outdoor related event areas and neighborhoods will be covered. The original sirens were installed over twenty (20) years ago and no longer meet current technology or radio standards. This project will be managed by the OEM and will provide the City wit...
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