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a. Approve and authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer or his Designee to sign Amendment No. 1 to the System Purchase Agreement for a Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system, entered into with TriTech on December 15, 2015, changing the original amount of $2,400,333.87 to an amount not to exceed $2,156,718.87, reflecting the removal and addition of various services; and
b. Authorize three (3) future amendments to the System Purchase Agreement, subject to the review and approval of County Counsel, so long as the amendments add no more than 5% of the amended contract price ($107,835.94), cumulatively, and do not significantly alter the terms of the System Purchase Agreement.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer or his Designee to sign Amendment No. 1 to the System Purchase Agreement for a Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system, entered into with TriTech on December 15, 2015, changing the original amount of $2,400,333.87 to an amount not to exceed $2,156,718.87, reflecting the removal and addition of various services; and
b. Authorize three (3) future amendments to the System Purchase Agreement, subject to the review and approval of County Counsel, so long as the amendments add no more than 5% of the amended contract price ($107,835.94), cumulatively, and do not significantly alter the terms of the System Purchase Agreement.
SUMMARY/ DISCUSSION:
As of December 15, 2015, the Emergency Communications Department is currently in the process of updating its 15-year old Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system. As the project has continued, ECD has identified opportunities to remove or add services as a means to make the contract more specific to the Emergency Dispatch Center's needs as well as the needs of the local law, fire and EMS agencies it supports.
As a result of the ongoing review of Agency needs, American Medical Response (AMR) has determined that removal of Inform...
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