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CIO" <br /> r <br /> City of Sunny Isles Beach Norman S.EdI P Mayor <br /> . 17070 Collins Avenue, Suite 250 LewisJ.Thaler, rico Mayor <br /> IS � y SunnyRoslyn Rreziu,Commissioner <br /> i Isles Beach, Florida 33 t60 c y Goodman,Commissioner <br /> Danny Iglesias,Commissioner <br /> • <br /> t.—.� ' (305) 947-06063 City Hall <br /> ,,F +\x p,o (305) 949-3113 Fax Polies Chief Fred Maas,Interim C Hy Manager <br /> re° Hans(Minot,root, Attorney <br /> r+eY )305) 947-2150 Building Department .lane A.Hines,City Clerk <br /> OF WI )305) 947-5107 fax <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> To: Honorable Mayor and City Commission <br /> From: Susan Simpson, Cultural & Human Services Direct <br /> Date: November 17, 2005 <br /> Re: Purchase of Radio Communication Equipment from Comtech Global Solutions Inc. <br /> RECOMMENDATION <br /> It is recommended that the City Commission adopt the attached Resolution approving the <br /> purchase of radio communication equipment from Comtech Global Solutions, Inc. <br /> REASONS <br /> The City's radio communications are currently limited to one channel that works throughout the <br /> entire city. With additional departments in need of radio communication, that channel is being <br /> overused by the various departments (Public Works, Building, Code Enforcement and Licensing, <br /> and Cultural & Human Services). <br /> Comtech Global Solutions, Inc. has a provided a proposal, in the amount of Twenty-Four <br /> Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($24,500.00), for the purchase of four (4) UHF repeaters, sixty- <br /> four(64) handheld radios with chargers, and five (5) base units. This system will allow for all of <br /> the departments to have their own channel as well as one emergency channel that the Police <br /> Dispatch Office will monitor. All departments can access this channel in the event of an <br /> emergency. <br /> ADDITIONAL INFORMATION <br /> The building growth of the City has limited the radio communication abilities. Without the <br /> additional repeaters, radios must function point to point which only works when no obstructions <br /> are between the users. Cell phones, such as Nextel, were considered as an alternative but were <br /> decidedly more expensive and less reliable than the handheld radios. <br /> These radios are being purchased using government pricing. <br /> SS/pw <br /> Agenda Item 11:2 <br /> 111705 Radios Purchase Pours,Con-deck Global Agenda Memo <br /> Date 11— I'-1—O3 <br />