From
Fred Bates, Jr.
Title
Authorize the City Manager to enter into contract for the sole source purchase of a Detention Center Door Control System from Sydaptic, Inc. for $385,210.44 with aggregate price fluctuations of the lesser of up to $50,000 or 25% of the original maximum price so long as sufficient funding is appropriated by the City Council to satisfy the City's obligation.
Presenter
Steve Dye, Chief of Police
Daniel Scesney, Assistant Chief of Police
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
The Grand Prairie Detention Center inmate “Door Control System,” in its current configuration, is in need of extensive repair, retrofit and redesign. The current system operates with a manual configuration, parts of which are not integrated with audio visual systems and utility controls. Modern detention facilities and best practices call for integrated systems that include automated technologies. With integrated utility controls, detention staff members will have the ability to remotely power down electrical outlets, shut off water valves and toggle inmate telephone systems. The addition of these automated technologies will; increase safety in the Detention Center for staff and inmates, reduce unnecessary facility damage, and increase its overall efficiency.
Sydaptic, Inc. is a Texas based company that has provided “diversified electronic designs and consultation” in the detention center and jail facility industry since 1989. The full integration system offered by Sydaptic comes with a lifetime warranty on Sydaptic-manufactured parts and a five-year warranty on parts made by other manufacturers.
The technology utilized by Sydaptic to allow full integration of all systems is proprietary and is not currently available from any other manufacturer. Sydaptic, Inc. is based out of Waco, TX and has provided their jail control systems to many other governmental entities to include Dallas County, McLennan County, City of Waco, Gregg County, and the City of Mansf...
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