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a. Approve and authorize the Director of the Emergency Communications Department to sign a Statement of Work with AT&T, through California Master Purchase Agreement #4156-6, for an amount not to exceed $167,258.60 to purchase the Higher Ground recorder system, installation, training, and 5 years of maintenance support; and
b. Authorize the Director of the Emergency Communications Department to sign up to three Change Orders this Statement of Work where the total Change Orders do not exceed 10% ($16,725) of the current amount and do not significantly change the scope of work.
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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 a Statement of Work with AT&T, through California Master Purchase Agreement #4156-6, for an amount not to exceed $167,258.60 to purchase the Higher Ground recorder system, installation, training, and 5 years of maintenance support; and
b. Authorize the Director of the Emergency Communications Department to sign up to three Change Orders this Statement of Work where the total Change Orders do not exceed 10% ($16,725) of the current amount and do not significantly change the scope of work.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Monterey County Emergency Communications Department (ECD) is a consolidated Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) for 9-1-1 emergency and non-emergency calls as well as a radio dispatch facility serving 28 law enforcement, fire protection, and emergency medical response agencies throughout Monterey County.
Per Federal Law, 9-1-1 PSAPs are to have a logging voice recorder, synchronized with the master clock, that has a channel for recording each transmitted or received radio channel or talk group, each voice dispatch alarm circuit and each telecommunicator telephone.
ECD maintains records of all telephone and radio communication for one full year plus the current year. These recordings are archived in the ECD's Re...
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