File #: 21-2923   
Type: Payment Ordinance Status: Adopted
Meeting Body: City Council Formal Meeting
On agenda: 1/5/2022 Final action: 1/5/2022
Title: Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc. doing business as ADS Inc.

Title

Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc. doing business as ADS Inc.

 

Description

For $47,000.00 in payment authority to purchase a Flat Panel X-ray Nano with battery charger accessory kit for the Police Department. The equipment will be used by bomb technicians to obtain rapid images of suspected hazardous devices and improvised explosive devices. The system is small, light, and portable allowing the technician to rapidly respond to incidents in progress in a safe manner. The Phoenix Police Department’s Bomb Squad is the largest bomb squad in the State of Arizona and is responsible for providing trained personnel the equipment necessary to handle and dispose of improvised explosive devices, old explosive chemicals, investigate bombs, bomb threats and conduct post bomb scene investigations. The incidents require the use of specialized equipment to mitigate hazards to the community, as well as first responders. The item is grant funded and must be ordered, delivered, and paid for by the grant deadline of Sept. 30, 2022.