ADOPTED - FEBRUARY 10, 2009

                                                                                                            Agenda Item No.  14

Introduced by the Law Enforcement and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT WITH M/A-COM, INC. FOR THE BDA INSTALLATIONS AT TWO SITES FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY WIRELESS VOICE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

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WHEREAS, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners operates the Ingham County Public Safety Radio Communications System; and

WHEREAS, the Final System Design as recommended by the Ingham County 911 Advisory Committee and MLJ Consulting Inc., contained funds to purchase and install a quantity of Bi-Directional Amplifiers (BDA’s) and Uni-Directional Amplifier (UDA’s) to enhance the Public Safety Radio Communications System in Ingham County at critical buildings; and

WHEREAS, the Systems Administrator and the 911 Advisory Board have identified a plan to move existing BDA’s from existing facilities to other critical buildings, with no loss of  communications abilities at the existing facilities; and

WHEREAS, the 911 Advisory Board is recommending that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners fund this request from the 911 Emergency Telephone Dispatch Services - Ingham County Public Safety Radio Communications System Project Budget.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes a contract with M/A-COM, Inc., at a cost not to exceed $14,884, for the movement and installation of two BDA’s for the Public Safety Wireless Voice Communication System:

1)  Move and install an existing BDA from Sparrow Hospital to MSU Clinical Center;

2)  Move and install an existing BDA from the Lansing City Jail to Community Mental Health.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, these funds will come from the 911 Emergency Telephone Dispatch Services - 911 Fund for Management and System Improvements, as part of the upgrade of the Public Safety Radio Communications System in Ingham, to be completed by June 1, 2009.

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 or purchase documents as prepared by or approved as to form by the  County Attorney that are consistent with this resolution.

LAW ENFORCEMENT:  Yeas:  Schor, Holman, Celentino, Copedge, Thomas, Schafer

 Nays:  None           Absent:  None       Approved 1/29/09

FINANCE:  Yeas:  Grebner, Nolan, Bahar-Cook, Davis, Dougan

Nays:   None        Absent:  Tennis        Approved 2/4/09