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Orange County Radio/Paging Systems Upgrade <br /> Project Category: County Capital Project Status: Active Project Type <br /> Functional Service Public Safety Proposed Bid TBD New X <br /> Area: Award Date: <br /> Department: Emergency Services Starting Date: TBD Expansion X <br /> Project Number: 30060 Completion Date: TBD Renovation <br /> Replacement X <br /> Project Description/Justification: : On May 2,2017, Federal Engineering presented 4 <br /> options for the radio infrastructure project to the Board of Orange County Commissioners. However, 1 <br /> those options did not include an analysis of whether the current VIPER System could be <br /> augmented to accommodate the radio communication needs of first responders.The study has <br /> been updated to include cost and capability comparisons of an augmented VIPER expansion to a <br /> Orange County operated Standalone 800 Mhz system and a system that would be a partnership <br /> between Durham and Orange County.Once an option has been selected,the next step will be for <br /> Federal Engineering to develop the technical specifications and Request for Proposals for the <br /> selected option.The FY2020-21 request represents the lowest cost option. <br /> Note: Partner cost share related to annual debt service has been included in the NewG4dditional <br /> Revenue section of the Finanical Summary. The proposed cost share allocation formula is based <br /> on the number of subscriber radios. ►-�.—; <br /> "Operational Costs of approximately$875,000 may need to be added depending on the system <br /> option chosen. <br /> FINANCIAL SUMMARY <br /> Current Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Five Year 6 <br /> Prior Years Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Year to <br /> Project Budget Funding 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 Total Year 10 <br /> Expenses <br /> Countywide Radio Communications <br /> Interoperability and Systems Engineering 543,750 <br /> Design,Engineering,and Towers 1,000,000 (815,000) 38,141,000 38,141,000 <br /> Total Project Budget 1,543,750 (815,000)1 38,141,000 38,141,000 <br /> Funding Sources <br /> General Fund-Debt Service - - - <br /> Capital Projects Fund Balance <br /> Partner Funding-County Capital 24,516,065 24,516,065 <br /> Debt Financing 1,543,750 (815,000) 13,624,935 13,624,935 <br /> Total 1,543,750 (815,000) 38,141,000 38,141,000 <br /> impact on Operating Budget <br /> Personnel Services <br /> Operations - <br /> Recurring Capital <br /> New/Addt'l Revenue <br /> Total Operating Costs <br /> 65 <br />