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a. Approve and authorize the Director of the Emergency Communications Department to sign an agreement with US DIGITAL DESIGNS BY HONEYWELL in an amount not to exceed $70,056 effective upon execution and continuing for a term of six (6) years after system Go-Live, for fire station alerting software;
b. Accept nonstandard terms as recommended by the Director of the Emergency Communications Department; and
c. Authorize the Director of the Emergency Communications Department to sign up to three (3) additional amendments to this Agreement where the amendments do not significantly change the scope of services and do not add more than 10% ($7,005) of the original agreement amount for a maximum aggregate agreement total of $77,061.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the Director of the Emergency Communications Department to sign an agreement with US DIGITAL DESIGNS BY HONEYWELL in an amount not to exceed $70,056, effective upon execution and continuing for a term of six (6) years after system Go-Live, for fire station alerting software;
b. Accept nonstandard terms as recommended by the Director of the Emergency Communications Department; and
c. Authorize the Director of the Emergency Communications Department to sign up to three (3) additional amendments to this Agreement where the amendments do not significantly change the scope of services and do not add more than 10% ($7,005) of the original agreement amount for a maximum aggregate agreement total of $77,061.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Monterey County Fire Chiefs Association (MCFCA) has been actively pursuing deployment of a common county-wide platform for fire station alerting. The collective desire of MCFCA being to streamline the dispatching process, reduce dispatcher workload, and decrease response times overall.
A sub-committee of agency designates has completed an extensive process of vetting various vendors in the area of fire stati...
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