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File #: 23-1441   
Type: Ordinance-S Status: Adopted
Meeting Body: City Council Formal Meeting
On agenda: 6/28/2023 Final action: 6/28/2023
Title: CovertTrack Global Positioning Units & Surveillance Equipment - RFA 18-017 - Amendment (Ordinance S-49943)
District: Citywide

Title

CovertTrack Global Positioning Units & Surveillance Equipment - RFA 18-017 - Amendment (Ordinance S-49943)

 

Description

Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute amendment to Contract 148210 with CovertTrack Group Inc. to extend contract term. Further request to authorize the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The additional expenditures will not exceed $350,000.

 

Report

Summary

This contract will provide the Police Department with electronic surveillance including GPS trackers, surveillance cell phones, unlimited five-second updated monitoring, and maintenance for the devices. The equipment is used for felony investigations by the Police Department's Drug Enforcement Bureau, as well as other bureaus within the department to aid in ensuring public safety.

 

This item has been reviewed and approved by the Information Technology Services Department.

 

Contract Term

Upon approval the contract will be extended through June 30, 2028.

 

Financial Impact

Upon approval of $350,000 in additional funds, the revised aggregate value of the contract will not exceed $658,000. Funds are available in the Police Department’s budget.

 

Concurrence/Previous Council Action

The City Council previously approved this request:

  • CovertTrack Global Positioning Units & Surveillance Equipment Contract 148210 (Ordinance S-44833) on June 27, 2018.

 

Department

Responsible Department

This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Lori Bays and the Police Department.