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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: November 16, 2010 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. ~ _ ~' <br />SUBJECT: Purchase of Mobile and Portable Radios from the North Carolina State <br />Contract for Sheriff's Department -- $473,436.25 <br />DEPARTMENT: Asset Management & PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />Purchasing Services, <br />Financial Services, Sheriff <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />• State Contract Quote Pam Jones, AMPS, 919-245-2650 <br />Sheriff Pendergrass, 919-245-2900 <br />Clarence Grier, Financial Services, <br />919-245-2453 <br />David Cannell, Financial Services <br />919-245-2651 <br />PURPOSE: To consider: <br />• Purchasing one-hundred mobile radios (mounted in vehicle) and seventy-five portable <br />radios (hand held) for the Sheriffs Department from Motorola of Schaumberg, Illinois.; <br />and <br />• Authorizing staff to execute the necessary paperwork. <br />BACKGROUND: Orange County as well as rest of the state of North Carolina has begun <br />utilizing the 800 Mhz VIPER radio system. Currently the Orange County Sheriffs Department is <br />the only public safety agency in Orange County that is not utilizing the VIPER system. <br />Providing the Sheriffs Department with this communications equipment will greatly increase <br />interoperability within the County. Adding the Sheriffs Department to the VIPER system <br />requires the purchase of one-hundred mobile radios and seventy-five portable radios. <br />Local governments can cooperatively purchase items through term contracts that are bid <br />through North Carolina Purchase and Contract. Term contracts such as this contract (725G) <br />will allow Orange County to take advantage of quantity discounts. Wireless Communications of <br />Cary, North Carolina is the authorized local sales agent for Motorola and will handle fulfilling this <br />order. The total cost of the radios will be $473,436.25. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: The total amount of this expenditure is $473,436.25. The County will <br />obtain third party financing for the purchase of the radios. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the Board: <br />