Title
Consider a resolution authorizing the City Manager to issue a Purchase Order to Motorola Solutions, Inc. for the purchase of radios for the Police Department.
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This item seeks council approval for the replacement of Police Department radios, as the products currently in use face obsolescence. This project was first presented to Council as part of the FY2015 Capital Spending Plan for the General Self-Financed Construction Fund in November 2014.
Motorola discontinued its XTL/XTS line of public safety radios in 2018. The need for radio replacements eventually will affect all City departments with radios on the Williamson County Radio Communication System. The Department began purchasing radios in the new product line a few years ago. The nature of the phase-out allows the City to plan the transition to this new product line over several years. The Department seeks to spread the cost over several years so as to not be surprised by the sudden need for replacements. The total cost of replacing Police Department radios is estimated to be $2.3 million, and the current plan is to complete the replacements over a seven-year horizon. This purchase order will be the seventh and final year of the replacement project.
Cost: $375,725.68
Source of Funds: General Self-Financed Purchases