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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION 2003-54 SUBSTITUTE Suggested by: Administration CITY OF KENAI RESOLUTION NO. 2003-54 A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, AWARDING A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT TO MOTOROLA IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $205,027 TO EQUIP THE KENAI EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER (KEOC) WITH AN 80' RADIO TOWER, ANTENNAS, CONNECTORS AND GROUNDING AND THE KENAI POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS WITH RADIOS SUPPORTING BOTH CONVENTIONAL AND 150MHZ VHF ALASKA LAND MOBILE RADIO (ALMR) DIGITALLY TRUNKED OPERATIONS. WHEREAS, The State of Alaska and Department of Defense awarded Motorola the sole source contract for the ALMR system for statewide interoperable emergency communications, as Motorola is the only vendor that makes an Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) Project 25 compliant radio console for digital public safety radio communications; and, WHEREAS, ProComm Alaska is Motorola's only Alaska Agent and Manufacturers Representative, and the only contractor authorized by Motorola to design, build and maintain the radio communication systems for Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPS or 9-1-1 Centers); and, WHEREAS, Motorola d/b/a ProComm Alaska designed, installed and carries the maintenance contract for City of Kenai Communications Center, and will provide unquestioned compatibility of equipment in this award with current City equipment and the ALMR; and, WHEREAS, as Motorola's only Alaska Agent and Manufacturers Representative, ProComm maintains a local service center and provides immediate response for maintenance issues for emergency communication, and is the only vendor in Alaska with local support for PSAPs; and, WHEREAS, the grant from the Office of Homeland Security was awarded based on Motorola specified equipment, and that office has no objection to a sole source award; and, WHEREAS, equipment in this award meets future ALMR needs due to cooperative planning by the City of Kenai, the Borough, Soldotna, Homer and Seward, and local and State E-911 Boards; and, WHEREAS, it is critical that the design of the City of Kenai Emergency Operations Center be coordinated and continued across a protracted development period due to multiple grant funding and going through a competitive bid process for each segment of development is not in the City of Kenai's best interest; and, WHEREAS, KMC 7.15.050(2) provides that equipment or contractual services that can be furnished only by a single dealer or that has a uniform price wherever bought may be sole sourced; and, WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Kenai has determined that this award is in the best interests of the City and the KEOC as designed by Motorola, and that the equipment provides interoperability for emergency responders, and is unique in that it includes the only APCO 25 trunked digital compliant consoles presently available. Resolution No. 2003-54 Page 2 of 2 NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, that a sole source contract in the amount not to exceed $205,027 be awarded to Motorola d/b/a ProComm Alaska to equip the Kenai Emergency Operations Center (KEOC) with an 80' radio tower, antennas, connectors and grounding and the Kenai Police and Fire Departments with Motorola radios supporting both conventional and 150 Mhz VHF ALMR digitally trunked operations. ATTEST: Carol L. Freas, City Clerk PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 19th day of November, 2003. PLLIAMS, MAYOR Approved by Finance: