HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2008-22Suggested by: Administration
CITY OF I{ENAI
RESOLUTION NO. 2008-22
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, REPEALING
RESOLUTION 2007-73 AWARDING A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT TO PROCOMM
ALASKA LLC TO EQUIP THE KENAI EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER WITH
RADIO COMMUNICATIONS UPGRADES AND AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT
TO MOTOROLA INC. IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $243,000.00 TO EQUIP THE
KENAI EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER WITH RADIO COMMUNICATIONS
UPGRADES.
WHEREAS, on November 21, 2007, Council passed Resolution No. 2007-73 awarding
a sole source contract in the amount not to exceed $243,000.00 to ProComm Alaska
LLC for radio communications upgrades to the Kenai Emergency Operations Center;
and,
WHEREAS, at the time of contract issuance, Administration noted the contract
language indicated funds were to be paid directly to Motorola, Inc. instead of
ProComm Alaska LLC; and,
WHEREAS, while ProComm Alaska LLC is Motorola's authorized manufacturer sales
representative for Alaska and would be doing the work for this project on behalf of
Motorola, it is not an entity that can receive the pre-negotiated discount rates of the
Western States Contracting Alliance (WSCA) contract; and,
WHEREAS, the WSCA discount rates will keep this project within the budgetary scope
of the original 2007 Homeland Security Grant (07SHSP-GR34054) funding for this
project; and,
WHEREAS, the State of Alaska and Department of Defense awarded Motorola the sole
source contract for the ALMR system infrastructure 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 directly connecting to the Statewide ALMR switch for digital public safety radio
communications; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Kenai Emergency Operations Plan establishes the Kenai
Emergency Operations Center (KEOC) at 450 Marathon Road, Kenai, as the primary
City Emergency Operations Center, providing local and regional voice, data, and
telephone communication that is interoperable with multiple agencies and multiple
communications platforms, and capable of dispatch and incident command from this
location; and,
WHEREAS, the Motobridge console equipment will provide a fully interconnected
secondary dispatch location, which can become astand-alone redundant backup
system should Kenai Police Department require it; and,
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WHEREAS, any equipment added to the existing system must be compliant with the
APCO Project 25 Phase II Standards for interoperability, fully compatible with the
existing infrastructure of the statewide ALMR system, and interface seamlessly with
the City's existing console equipment. The subject equipment has been proven by the
State of Alaska and the Department of Defense to meet all these priorities within the
statewide ALMR system; 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 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
based on pre-negotiated discount rates via the Western States Contracting Alliance
(WSCA) contract; and,
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Kenai has determined this award is in the best
interests of the City and the KEOC as designed by Motorola, that the equipment
provides interoperability for emergency responders, and is unique in that it includes
the only APCO 25 trunked dagital compliant consoles presently available.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI,
ALASKA, that
I. Actions approved through Resolution No. 2007-73 be repealed.
2. A sole source contract be issued to Motorola Inc., in the amount not to exceed
$243,000, to equip the Kenai Emergency Operations Center (KEOC) with
Motorola MotoBridge interoperability solutions that is arranged, installed, and
supported throughout the warranty period by its local representative ProComm
Alaska LLC.
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this second day of
April, 2008.
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PAT PORTER, MAYOR
ATTEST:
Carol L. Freas, City Clerk
Approved by Finance: