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eoyetP of ~ -1. 7~ . <br />°, G ~, <br />~q } ~ p ao~~ ~ ~~~ <br />~~~ ~~ <br />~O~rb CexoP~s <br />dRANGE COUNTY <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />URGENCY MANAGEMENT <br />PO Box 8181 <br />Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />Emergency Medical Services <br />Fire Marshal <br />Hazardous Materials Team <br />Disaster Response <br />9-1-1 Communications <br />DurrngNormal Business Hours <br />919-968-2050 <br />919-644-3030 <br />24 Hour Warnit~gPoinl <br />919-933.2600 <br />919-732-8161 <br />Busrrness FaxMachine, <br />919-96$-4066 <br />24• Hour FaxMachine. <br />919-967-902& <br />DIRECTOR <br />Jack BaII, Colonel <br />jball@co .orange.nc..us <br />DEPUTY DIltECTOR/EMS/ADMIlVISIRtYITON '. <br />C.. Kent McKenzie, Major <br />kmekenzie@co ., or ange..nc..us <br />DEPUTY DIRECTOR/fIRE MARSFTAI <br />Mike Tapp, Major <br />mtapp@co.. ox ange., nc., us <br />DEPUIY DIRECTOR/COMMUNICAIIONS <br />Gwen Snowden, Major <br />gsnowden@co..or ange..nc .us <br />September 11, 2006 <br />Lamont Taylor <br />Giants Manager <br />City of Durham Police Department <br />SOS West Chapel Hill Street <br />Durham, NC 27701-3101 <br />Dear Mx.. Taylor: <br /> <br />In accordance with the 2005 COPS Intex~operable Communications <br />Technology Giant guidance presented at the COPS workshop in Phoenix <br />November' IS-17, 2045, we respectfully request approval to reprogram a <br />portion of aur~ subgrant award for the puxpose,of'purchasing additianai <br />equipment and contract for expanded installation services to further <br />enhance our communications interoperability.Thc guidance explains <br />that "Acceptable examples. of r~eprogxamrning include purchasing . <br />additional equipment using east savings from approved items, or <br />purchasing a different type of equipment based on changing needs.." <br />{Workshop toolkit, tab 9, section entitled "Giants Management" page 4, <br />slide 7).. . <br />As you recall, the Orange County portion of the grant award, including <br />our local match, totaled $1,353,164. To that end, we have requested and <br />received quotes reflecting the expenditures listed in the original grant and <br />many of'them are below amounts delineated in the grant application, due <br />to our' diligence in achieving maximum cost savings through utilizing <br />state contract pricing, competitive pricing and negotiations.. The quoted <br />equipment follows: <br />1., Seven (7) Elite gold consoles- $758,562 (Grant request $1,225,444). <br />2., Thirty (30) portable 804 MHz radios- $98,554 (Grant request <br />$125,760} <br />Therefore, we request the grant repr ogranvning to take advantage of our <br />cast savings totaling $493,648 fox the following purposes: <br />1.. $Sb,075 for installation services and project management expenses not <br />listed in the original grant application due to our need to maintain <br />emergency dispatch services while our Centex is upgraded.. This was an <br />oversight during the process of dr'affing our grant application in.that we <br />did not realize the full scope of the upgrades necessary. In order' to <br />complete the installation of equipment into our Centex' while maintaining <br />service, we must move the existing equipment into another area of the <br />building; an expense not contained within the normal installation ' <br />services comprised as part of the new equipment purchase. The quote <br />also includes project management to ensure proper tr~ansitian during the <br />phases of'construction.. The project management expenses will not <br />