File #: 19-3006   
Type: Payment Ordinance Status: Adopted
Meeting Body: City Council Formal Meeting
On agenda: 1/29/2020 Final action: 1/29/2020
Title: Comtech Solacom Technologies, Inc.

Title

Comtech Solacom Technologies, Inc.

 

Description

For $50,000.00 in payment authority to purchase Emergency Services 9-1-1 answering equipment software and services as well as installation and training which includes an Internet Protocol (IP) Network (ESInet) for the Fire Department. The Finance Department is currently negotiating the cooperative linking agreement with Comtech Solacom Technologies, Inc. Because the new cooperative linking agreement will not be in place by January 2020, this one-time purchase must be made now to avoid any disruption of the 9-1-1 regional dispatch system due to age of critical equipment, to meet the State-mandated installation requirements, and also serve 9-1-1 regional dispatch partners in neighboring Maricopa region municipalities. The equipment software and services are vital in responding to residents and other emergencies throughout the City and region.