Placement: Consent Agenda
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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Approval to Participate in the NASPO Cooperative Contract #24823 for Police Radar/Lidar Speed Enforcement & Accident Scene Reconstruction.
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Submitted By: Nadia Tourjee, Procurement Contracting Officer I, Procurement Management Division (PMD).
Strategic Plan Link: The City's Goal of safe, clean, and beautiful.
Summary Brief (Agreements/Contracts only)
1. Prepared by: Nadia Tourjee, PMD.
2. Parties: City of Port St. Lucie and Applied Concepts, Inc. dba Stalker Radar.
3. Purpose: To purchase radar/lidar speed enforcement equipment for the Police department.
4. New/Renewal/Modified: New.
5. Duration: 5 Years.
6. Benefits to Port St. Lucie: To keep officers equipped with up-to-date technology for speed measuring devices, which is a vital part of traffic enforcement and keeping citizens of the community safe on the roads.
7. Cost to Port St. Lucie (Annual and Potential): Estimated annual cost: $250,000. Future expenditures will be in the approved budget each fiscal year.
Presentation Information: N/A.
Staff Recommendation: Move that the Council approve, per City Code of Ordinances, Section 35.08(a)(9)a., to participate in the NASPO Cooperative Contract #24823 with Applied Concepts, Inc. for Police Radar/Lidar Speed Enforcement & Accident Scene Reconstruction.
Alternate Recommendations:
1. Move that the Council amend the recommendation and approve participating in the NASPO Cooperative Contract #24823 with Applied Concepts, Inc.
2. Move that the Council not approve and provide staff with direction.
Background: Currently, the Police Department (PD) is outfitted with radar/lidar speed enforcement equipment from Applied Concepts, Inc. Equipment includes mobile speed trailers, handheld lasers, and vehicle installed radars. PD has purchased 7 Stalker speed trailers and a mixture of 150 Stalker Radars and Lasers over the past 15 years. Previously, PD has purchased the following brands: Kustom Signal, Decatur, and Stalker. After trying all three brands, PD has concluded that Stalker provides the most accurate, durable, multiband frequency, and variety of features for traffic monitoring devices.
Issues/Analysis: Staff has reviewed the NASPO Cooperative Contract #24823 and finds that it meets the needs of the City and meets the requirements of the City’s procurement ordinance.
Financial Information: Funds are appropriated in the Law Enforcement Impact Fee Fund / Neighborhood Patrol / Office Supplies (#109-2130-551000-00000).
Special Consideration: N/A.
Location of Project: N/A.
Attachments:
1. Contract #20240161 Applied Concepts, Inc. dba Stalker Radar.
2. NASPO Contract #24823 Applied Concepts.
3. Price List.
4. Bid Tabulation.
5. Portfolio Map.
6. Solicitation.
NOTE: All of the listed items in the “Attachment” section above are in the custody of the City Clerk. Any item(s) not provided in City Council packets are available upon request from the City Clerk.
Internal Reference Number: 24267-10.
Legal Sufficiency Review:
Reviewed by Alyssa Lunin, Deputy City Attorney. Approved as to Legal form and sufficiency by Richard Berrios, City Attorney.