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Approve the first amendment to the contract with Pacific Network Group, LLC dba Banyan Networks increasing the contract amount by $551,400, for a total contract amount of $625,900, for engineering and planning services to support Phase 2 of Solano County's P25 Public Safety Radio System Expansion; and Authorize the County Administrator, with County Counsel concurrence, to execute the amendment and subsequent amendments up to an aggregate amount of $74,999
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Information Technology (DoIT) recommends that the Board of Supervisors to:
1. Approve the first amendment to the contract with Pacific Network Group, LLC dba Banyan Networks increasing the contract amount by $551,400, for a total contract amount of $625,900, for engineering and planning services to support Phase 2 of Solano County's P25 Public Safety Radio System Expansion; and
2. Authorize the County Administrator, with County Counsel concurrence, to execute the amendment and subsequent amendments up to an aggregate amount of $74,999.
SUMMARY:
DoIT is seeking Board approval to amend the existing Banyan Networks consulting contract to add critical engineering and planning tasks related to Phase 2 of Solano County's ASTRO 25 (P25) public safety radio system expansion. The amendment will fund a comprehensive set of Phase 2 preparation tasks, including development of a Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) analysis through 2031, creation of a radio shop training plan for County technical staff, a review of the microwave and Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) network implementation and associated maintenance contracts, and an expert analysis of the simulcast radio system coverage with a plan to decommission the legacy VHF radio system. In addition, the amendment covers civil engineering and site design support for new radio tower sites in Dixon, Rio Vista,...
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