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A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Approving And Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Execute A Blanket Purchase Agreement With Motorola Solutions, Inc. For The Purchase Of Various Motorola Equipment And Software Licenses Including Portable And Mobile Radios With Related Accessories And Computer Aided Dispatch System Licenses, For An Amount Up To $500,000.00, For The Period From October 1, 2024 To September 30, 2025, In Accordance With Section 38.41(c)(9) Of The Procurement Code. (Best Interest)
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Staff Recommends: Approval of the attached Resolution.
Explanation:
The Department of Information Technology desires to purchase various Motorola equipment and software licenses to include but not limited to portable and mobile radios with related accessories and computer aided dispatch system licenses.
On September 18, 2013, the City Commission passed and adopted Resolution No. R-2013-263, which authorized the execution of the Regional Interlocal Agreement ("ILA") with Broward County Providing for Cooperative Participation in a Regional Public Safety Intranet ("Participation Agreement"). The first amendment to this ILA was authorized by the Commission on August 26th, 2020, through R-2020-188. This had an effective date of January 1st, 2021, with a five-year term ending January 1st, 2026, unless terminated.
The Information Technology Department is requesting a Blanket Purchase Agreement in the amount of $500,000.00 for a period of 12 months. This will cover the cost of additional radio equipment and annual software subscriptions. Current requests for equipment total approximately $350,000.00. A portion of the new equipment will be used on the new radio tower at the new police headquarters. It will also cover the cost of ongoing annual subscriptions for the PremierOne computer aided dispatch ("CAD") system. CAD licenses are required for police officers to c...
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