HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 03312009 - C.46RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute, on behalf of the Sheriff-Coroner, a purchase order
with Harris Stratex Networks, Inc., in the amount of $924,096 for the purchase and installation of communications
interoperability equipment for the East Bay Regional Communications System - West County Cell.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No net County costs: 75% of the equipment and installation costs are included in the 2007 Community Oriented
Policing Services (COPS) Grant Program administered through the City of San Francisco's Department of
Emergency Management (CFDA #16.710). The County is required to provide a 25% match, which will be satisfied
with proceeds from the Kinder-Morgan settlement agreement.
BACKGROUND:
The request of $924,096 is for the purchase and installation of interoperability equipment needed to upgrade Contra
Costa County’s microwave communication system. The system connects Turquoise, El Cerrito Police Department,
Pearl Ridge and Nichol Knob sites in the City of Richmond.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD
COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 03/31/2009 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYES 5 NOES ____
ABSENT ____ ABSTAIN ____
RECUSE ____
Contact: Eileen Devlin, (925)
335-1557
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of
the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: March 31, 2009
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Celicia Nelson, Deputy
cc:
C.46
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Warren Rupf, Sheriff-Coroner
Date:March 31, 2009
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Purchase and Installation of Interoperability Equipment Needed to Upgrade Contra Costa County's Microwave Communication
System
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
The upgrade adds connections to the interface with other agency microwave systems and is central to the East Bay
Regional Communications System (EBRCS) mission of forming a single interoperable San Francisco Bay Area
microwave loop. The key to the interoperability project is that every component must be 100% compatible. The
existing system can not be upgraded with another vendor’s product, and it is this fact that serves as the primary
justification for a sole source purchase with Harris Stratex Networks, Inc.
The decision to proceed with Harris Stratex Networks, Inc. is supported by the EBRCS Authority Board of
Directors. While other vendors were considered, the purchase of an entirely new system for Contra Costa was
determined to be cost prohibitive. Contra Costa County’s 2007 COPS grant is budgeted to fund the microwave
communications system upgrade.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
A decision not to issue this purchase order will result in delays in fielding East Bay Regional Communications
System equipment that may cause us to be out of compliance with our agreement with the City and County of San
Francisco and the funding agent, the U.S. Department of Justice.