REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
April 4, 2019
FROM: JERRY DYER, Chief of Police
Police Department
BY: DONALD GROSS, Captain
Communications/Data Analysis Bureau, Support Division
SUBJECT
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Authorize the Chief of Police to execute an agreement with Broadcast Microwave Services, Inc. (dba Data911) in the amount of approximately $378,250, over an 18 month period, for maintenance of Police Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD), Mobile Report Entry System (RPW/RX), Auto Vehicle Location (AVL) System and additional supporting peripheral software systems previously provided by Data911.
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RECOMMENDATION
The contract represents the best interests of the City of Fresno and the citizens being served. It is recommended that the City Council approve the agreement.
This agreement follows negotiations; where, both Broadcast Microwave Systems, Inc. and the City of Fresno have mutually agreed upon a contract that will assure the ongoing operational continuity of the Police Department to meet ongoing needs of public safety. The costs presented are reasonable and reflect adjustments indicative of the ongoing economic challenges faced by the City of Fresno; while, also ensuring that the ongoing real-time and accurate information processing needs of the Police Department continue to be met.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Council approval is being sought to authorize the City of Fresno to enter into a contract with Broadcast Microwave Systems, Inc. dba Data911 for the periods of FY20 and FY21. The term of the contract will be July 1, 2019, and end December 31, 2020.
Existing technology has been used over the past nineteen years successfully through an agreement with Data911 that will expire on June 30, 2019. Because Data911 has intellectual property rights to the existing software, no other vendor can provide updates or support for the City. The alternative, which is another web based system, would increase costs dramatically.
BACKGROUND
The City and Data911 entered into a...
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