ADOPTED - APRIL 13, 2004

Agenda Item No. 30



Introduced by the Law Enforcement and Finance Committees of the:



INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS



RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT AMENDMENT FOR THE WIRELESS VOICE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FROM M/A-COM INC.



RESOLUTION #04-113



WHEREAS, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners adopted Resolution #03-324 to accept the M/A-COM Inc. Final System Design as recommended by the Ingham County 911 Advisory Committee and MLJ Consulting Inc. to replace and upgrade the Public Safety Radio Communications System in Ingham County; and



WHEREAS, the Ingham County 911 Advisory Committee, with the assistance of the Project Manager, MLJ Consulting Inc. and M/A-COM Inc. has evaluated a change to the Final System Design and is recommending that the Board of Commissioners accept the M/A-COM Inc. Final System Design Proposal to replace and erect a receive site tower at the East Lansing main Fire Department as part of the upgrade of the Public Safety Radio Communications System in Ingham County; and



WHEREAS, County staff has reviewed the recommendation and concurs.



THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners accepts the M/A-COM Inc. contract amendment, Change Order # 3 as recommended by the Ingham County 911 Advisory Committee and MLJ Consulting Inc., for the Ingham County Public Safety Radio Communications System in Ingham County with an adjusted cost increase of $70,277 from $9,612,261 to $9,682,538.



BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Chairperson of the Ingham County Board of Commissioners and the County Clerk are authorized to sign any contract documents including amendments as prepared by or approved as to form by the County Attorney consistent with this resolution.



LAW ENFORCEMENT: Yeas: Schor, Stid, Holman, Swope, Minter

Nays: None Absent: Schafer Approved 4/1/04



FINANCE: Yeas: Lynch, Grebner, Dedden, Thomas

Nays: None Absent: Minter, De Leon Approved 4/7/04