Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the Director of Finance and Management, on behalf of the Facilities Management Division, to establish a contract with Simplex Grinnell for the renovation of fire alarm systems located in municipal campus facilities. This renovation will allow for the City Hall Security Control Center to dispatch centralized notifications to the municipal campus, including 77 North Front Street, Beacon Building, and City Hall. Simplex Grinnell is the sole source provider for this proprietary technology and will provide equipment installation, programming, and testing of fire alarm systems, fiber modems, and audio inputs to connect the municipal campus buildings to the City Hall Security Control Center. Currently, the system allows only for isolated announcements for each building on an individual basis. By updating and renovating the existing fire alarm system, the City Hall Security Control Center will be able to issue simultaneous notifications and announcements to all 77 North Front Street, Beacon Building, and City Hall. This upgrade will enhance response time and employee safety.
This ordinance requests authority to establish a sole source contract with Simplex Grinnell, as this technology is proprietary in nature and Simplex Grinnell is the only vendor that can provide the necessary hardware and services to update these fire systems to remain consistent with the existing security system infrastructure.
Emergency action is requested so that a contract can be established quickly with Simplex Grinnell for the renovation of fire panels located in municipal campus facilities. This update to the current fire panel system will increase security response time and enhance employee and visitor safety.
Simplex Grinnell, Contract Compliance# 58-2608861.
Fiscal Impact: This ordinance authorizes an expenditure of $45,000.00 from the Construction Management Capital Improvement Fund with Simplex Grinnell for renovation of fire...
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