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Orange County Radio/Paging Systems Upgrade <br />Project Category:County Capital Project Status:Active Project Type <br />Functional Service <br />Area:Public Safety Proposed Bid <br />Award Date:TBD New <br />X <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, <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 New/Additional <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) - 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