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Orange County, NC <br />Change Order #Z -Addition of Viper to Study <br />19 Februa~2004 <br />To: Craig Blackwood <br />Orange County, NC <br />Subject: Request for Authorization for Additional Services, and Change Order #2 to <br />Phase 2A of Orange County Contract Dated 1 December 2001 <br />Commission # 20045A <br />CTA Communications requests an Authorization for Additional Services for additional work <br />for the following purposes: <br />A. Adding an analysis of North Cazolina Viper system to Long Term Report. <br />B. Providing a Funding White Paper. <br />1,0 General Requirements: <br />A. CTA will include in the Long Term Report, an analysis of the alternative of <br />contracting with the State of North Carolina to join their Statewide 800 MHz <br />Radio Trunking Network "Viper" as opposed to the County of Orange purchasing <br />a County owned 800 MHz Radio Trunking system. <br />B. CTA will provide a White Paper on funding options to be used by the various <br />Jurisdictions to present a common goal for Grants and funding assistance. <br />2,0 Additional Conditions with regazd to Change Order #2: <br />A. The analysis would include a technical description of the "Viper" system and how <br />it would be built out to service the County, an analysis of the coverage and <br />capacity of the Viper system, and the costs associated with joining the Network. <br />It would include a comparison of the costs, both short term and long term, <br />between the private solution and the Viper solution, It will include pros and cons <br />of each solution in terms of Functionality, coverage, capacity, and reliability. It <br />will also show potential migration paths to Viper and the private solution as <br />funding becomes available. <br />B. The White Paper will be drafted based upon inputs from the County and <br />considering our recommended migration paths, A braft will be sent to the County <br />for' review. Up to 12 copies of the Final will be supplied to the County. <br /> <br />~ ~~ ~ Page 1 of 3 <br />COMMLINICAilONS <br />