AGENDA REPORT
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 09/02/2020
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Fire Department
SUBJECT:
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City Council consideration of the purchase of multi-band portable radios from Motorola using the cooperative purchasing program of the Houston-Galveston Area Council of Governments Contract Number RA05-18.
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council:
a. Authorize the Purchasing Manager to issue a purchase order to Motorola in the amount of $259,032.34 for the replacement of (26) multi-band portable radios.
b. Make a determination under Corona Municipal Code Section 3.08.140(C) (Competitive Bidding Already Completed) that competitive bidding has been satisfied based upon the reasons provided in the "Basis for Exception to Competitive Bidding" section of this agenda report.
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ANALYSIS:
The legacy portable radios used by the Corona Fire Department are nearing the end of life, and parts are becoming more challenging to acquire. Research conducted for a replacement portable radio identified the need for a multi-band radio. A multi-band radio platform enhances the department's ability to communicate with neighboring cities and public safety agencies.
The Corona Fire Department evaluated the two available multi-band public safety portable radios on the market and documented a side by side comparison of key features. The two radio vendors were Motorola and Harris. Both radios met a majority of the established requirements. However, the Motorola radio met all of the department's needs; this included two key safety requirements. The first key safety feature provides the ability to lock out the transmit tone. Without this feature, a firefighter could inadvertently change the transmit tone rendering the radio communications unheard by other users. The second key safety feature is the integration into the Android Team Awareness Kit (ATAK) software platform. This feature allows the...
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