Placement: Consent Agenda
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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Award Contract #20200126 for the Fiber Optic Design & Installation for the Connection between the St. Lucie County Emergency Operations Center and the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Department.
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Submitted By: Robyn Holder, CPPB, Procurement Management Department (PMD).
Strategic Plan Link: The City's Goal of high-quality infrastructure and facilities.
Summary Brief (Agreements/Contracts only)
1. Prepared by: Robyn Holder, CPPB (PMD).
2. Parties: City of Port St. Lucie and Young Communications, LLC.
3. Purpose: To bridge the gap between the City and the County during emergency operations.
4. New/Renewal/Modified: New.
5. Duration: Project must be completed by January 31, 2022 with no option to renew.
6. Benefits to Port St. Lucie: To support improved communications between partners, specifically, with the 911 system responding to emergency calls during storm events.
7. Cost to Port St. Lucie (Annual and Potential): One-time expenditure in the amount of $643,442.
Presentation Information: N/A.
Staff Recommendation: Move that the Council award Contract #20200126 and enter into a lump sum contract with Young Communications, LLC for the fiber optic design and installation project.
Alternate Recommendations:
1. Move that the Council amend the recommendation and award Contract #20200126.
2. Move that the Council not approve Contract #20200126 and provide staff with direction.
Background: The City was awarded a grant through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) to complete the connection between the St. Lucie County Emergency Operations Center and the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Department which will include connections to the St. Lucie County Fire Department Administration building and the James E. Anderson Water Treatment Facility. The proposed telecommunication infrastructure project shall allow the City and the County to bridge the gap and support improved communication between partn...
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