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I <br />ADMINISTRATOR JENNINGS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD MEMO FROM HIS <br />STAFF SETTING OUT THEIR RECOMMENDATION ON AWARD OF THE BID FOR THE RADIO <br />SYSTEM, WHICH BIDS WERE RECEIVED ON .JUNE 221; 1977, MEMO IS AS FOLLOWS' <br />July 19, 1977 <br />• . MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Jack G. Jennings <br />FROM: Road and Bridge Staff <br />SUBJECT: Recommendation on Award of Bid for Radio System (Bids opened 6/22/77) <br />Following are the bids submitted for*the new radio system:• <br />Audio House $21,234.30 <br />General Electric 22,879.00 <br />R C A 23,798.00 <br />Motorola 25,313.00 <br />Since the receipt of bids, we have analyzed each bid, discussed <br />details of the bids with representatives of each of the bidding companies and <br />have received comments from the Florida Dept. of Communications. <br />Our.evaluation is as follows: <br />Audio House bid is non-compliant in two respects. The repeater is <br />not all solid state as specified and their mobile units are not "equal" in <br />performance to the three acceptable radios listed in the specifications, <br />(RCA - ML - 1000, G. E. Electric Mastr II, Motorola Micorj. <br />General Electric bid is non-compliant because they bid their second <br />line mobile radio rather than the Mastrll specified. _ <br />•Audio power in the unit bid is only 5 watts compared to the 12 watts <br />of the Mastr II. Audio power of the radios is most important to us because o <br />vehicles in use in noisy locations and when- operator is out of his vehicle. <br />We find that the RCA bid is compliant, and is lower than that of <br />Motorola. <br />Accordingly, as RCA is the lowest compliant bidder, we recommend that <br />-the award of the contract for the new radio system be made to R C A. <br />j • <br />Robert Donlon <br />George McKenna <br />Note G. E. submitted an alternate bid using their first line radio, the Mastr <br />II. This bid was $2,052 higher than their primary bid making the alter- <br />nate bid total $24,931, higher than the RCA bid. This G.E. bid meets <br />specifications. <br />W <br />JUL 2 0 r <br />BOOK 30 PAcc 241 <br />