ADOPTED - APRIL 12, 2005
Agenda Item No. 28
Introduced by the Law Enforcement and Finance Committees of the:
INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT CHANGE ORDER #5 FOR THE WIRELESS VOICE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FROM M/A-COM, INC.
RESOLUTION #05-104
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. have evaluated a proposed change order to the Final System Design and is recommending that the Board of Commissioners accept the M/A-COM, Inc. Change Order #5 to reduce the current M/A-COM, Inc. contract by reducing the amount of end user equipment; and
WHEREAS, the Ingham County 911 Advisory Committee, with the assistance of the Project Manager, MLJ Consulting, Inc. and M/A-COM, Inc. are further recommending that the County prepare an RFP to select the requisite number of lapel microphones within the amount of money ($123,630) that was reduced by this Change Order; 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 #5 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 decrease of $123,630 from
$9,743,916 to a revised total of $9,620,286.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Chairperson of the Ingham County Board of Commissioners and the County Clerk are authorized to sign any new contract documents with an approved vendor not to exceed $123,630 for lapel microphones as well as amendments to the M/A-COM Inc. contract as prepared by or approved as to form by the County Attorney consistent with this resolution.
LAW ENFORCEMENT: Yeas: De Leon, Nolan, Copedge, Thomas, Schafer, Vickers
Nays: None Absent: None Approved 3/31/05
FINANCE: Yeas: Dedden, Swope, Hertel, Schor, Thomas, Dougan
Nays: None Absent: None Approved 4/6/05