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<br />In response to Commissioner Adams' question, Emergency Services Director Doug
<br />Wright stated that the equipment was never intended to replace the School District
<br />equipment, but simply to be available to the County at all times in order that the County
<br />might provide cable override with video as well as audio. This will also enhance the
<br />County's training program and will be compatible with the School District's equipment.
<br />ON MOTION by Commissioner Macht,
<br />SECONDED by Commissioner Adams, the Board
<br />unanimously approved the purchase of the capital
<br />items requested in the Memorandum with funding to
<br />be provided from the 1998/1999 Emergency
<br />Management Preparedness and Assistance Trust
<br />Agreement, as recommended by staff.
<br />II.B.3. 800 M11Z COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM (ERICSSON
<br />GPA SIMULCAST SYSTEM) BACKBONE MAINTENANCE
<br />CONTRACT - COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
<br />The Board reviewed a Memorandum of December 7, 1998:
<br />TO: Honorable Board of County Commissioners
<br />THROUGH: James E. Chandler, County Administrator
<br />FROM: Doug Wright, Director, Emergency Services
<br />DATE: December 7, 1998
<br />SUBJECT: 800 MHz Communications System Backbone Maintenance Contract Between Indian
<br />River County and Communications International, Inc.
<br />On December 19, 1995, the Board of County Commissioners approved a contract in the amount of
<br />$5,716,373 with Ericsson, Inc., to provide and install a county -wide 800 MHz Communications
<br />System funded from the One Cent Sales Tax revenue except for $240,000 which was utilized from
<br />the 911 Surcharge Fund. The backbone price was $3,855,064 and the County user equipment
<br />(mobiles, portables, base stations, desktops, etc) was $1,921,309. All police, fire, EMS, utilities,
<br />all municipalities and other agencies agreed to participate in the system and provide their own user
<br />equipment. There are 1,632 users currently operating on the system and the average number of push
<br />to talk (PTT) group calls per 30 day period is 1,244,379 along with 39,875 phone interconnect calls
<br />and 136,264 individual calls for a total of 1,460,393 for one month of activity.
<br />The system was turned on in October, 1996, for the purpose of testing. After bum in, the process
<br />was began wherein units were programmed into the system. The installation of mobile radios also
<br />began which continued until December 30, 1997, when all circuit merit testing, coverage testing,
<br />backbone, unit, and console functionality was completed and the system accepted. System
<br />acceptance triggered the one year warranty period which will expire on December 30, 1998.
<br />DECEMBER 15, 1998
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