Title
Emergency Preparedness Equipment and Public Safety - U.S. Communities RFP 2000002547 - Amendment (Ordinance S-46900)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute an amendment to Agreement 149443 with Mallory Safety and Supply, LLC for additional expenditures for the purchase of Everbridge Critical Alerting System for the Water Services Department (WSD). Further request authorization for the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The additional fee for services included in this amendment will not exceed $37,424.
Report
Summary
This cooperative purchasing agreement was originally adopted for use by the Information Technology Services, Aviation, and Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to utilize the Everbridge Emergency Notification System and Information Technology (IT) Alerting platform. WSD subsequently identified additional opportunities to utilize this agreement to take advantage of national pricing for purchase of Everbridge Critical Alerting System.
WSD requested to be added as an authorized user of the contract to provide timely notifications of system emergencies. This system allows WSD to send text/SMS messages to its recipients.
This item has been reviewed and approved by the Information Technology Services Department.
Financial Impact
The initial agreement for Emergency Preparedness Equipment and Public Safety services was executed for a fee not-to-exceed $544,923. This amendment will increase the agreement by an additional $37,424, for a new total not-to-exceed agreement value of $582,347. Funding for this amendment is available in the Water Services Department's Operating budget.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
The City Council approved Emergency Preparedness Equipment and Public Safety Agreement 149443 on Jan. 9, 2019.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Karen Peters and the Water Services Department.