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An Ordinance authorizing the execution of an agreement by and between the City of Lee’s Summit, Missouri and Motorola Solutions, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $3,965,000 for the purchase and installation of updated radio microwaves and a radio tower, including associated costs, and authorizing the City Manager to execute the same by and on behalf of the City of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, and containing an emergency clause.
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Issue/Request:
An Ordinance authorizing the execution of an agreement by and between the City of Lee’s Summit, Missouri and Motorola Solutions, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $3,965,000 for the purchase and installation of updated radio microwaves and a radio tower, including associated costs, and authorizing the City Manager to execute the same by and on behalf of the City of Lee’s Summit, Missouri.
Key Issues:
The City of Lee's Summit desires to enter into a contract with Motorola Solutions Inc. to purchase and an install updated microwaves and a radio tower to support the current P25 Radio System that is connected to the Metropolitan Area Regional Radio System (“MARRS”). The Metropolitan Regional ("MARRS") system infrastructure is built on a Motorola platform. The current microwaves are no longer warrantied and beyond their life cycle. The current radio towers, located at Fire Headquarters and the Police and Courts Building, need to be integrated into a single tower of sufficient height to provide coverage for all agencies contracting dispatch services and to negate the need for annual lease costs paid to other tower providers. Motorola submitted a proposal, reviewed by the Tusa Consulting on behalf of the City, in the amount of $3,692,759. Including a contingency for unanticipated issues brings the amount to $3,965,000. Due to MARRS consisting of a Motorola background infrastructure, the work is to be contracted through Motorola as a sole source.
Proposed City Council Committee Motion: I move to recommend to th...
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