Title
An Ordinance approving a Professional Services Agreement with TUSA Consulting Services for the Joint Operations Facility and PD/Courts Phase 2 Renovations Project in the amount of $170,280.00, and authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement for the same. (PWC 5/13/24)
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Issue/Request:
An Ordinance approving a Professional Services Agreement with TUSA Consulting Services for the Joint Operations Facility and PD/Courts Phase 2 Renovations Project in the amount of $170,280.00, and authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement for the same.
Key Issues:
· In April 2023, voters approved the issuance of no tax increase bonds to construct a new facility with a weather-hardened lower level and standard upper level, to house Fire Headquarters, the Emergency Operations Center, network infrastructure, co-located fire and police emergency communications (911 dispatch), and traffic monitoring/management.
· TUSA Consulting Services offers expertise in public safety communications, radios, and networks. Lee’s Summit Police and Fire Departments use special systems that TUSA Consulting is especially skilled with, particularly first responder microwave and radio, emergency dispatch, Metropolitan Area Regional Radio Systems (MARRS), supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA), radio tower design, and fiber networks. TUSA provides expertise in configuring these complex systems. The Joint Operations Facility will house and Emergency Operations Center, fire and police dispatch centers, fire administration, City of Lee’s Summit Information Technology (IT), traffic operations, and training rooms. The site includes a radio tower. TUSA Consulting Services will also provide City master network planning and budgeting support to the ITS Department, including a City connectivity plan assessment and a needs assessment.
Proposed Committee Motion:
I move to recommend to the City Council approval of an Ordinance approving a Professional Services Agreement with...
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