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Consider a memorandum/resolution approving the purchase/repairs of portable radios and mobile radios from Dailey & Wells Communications Inc., in the amount of $426,182.84 for Fiscal Year 2025.
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DATE: October 1, 2024
TO: Kent Cagle, City Manager
FROM: Jim Kubinski, Fire Chief
SUBJECT: Purchase/Repairs of Portable and Mobile Radios
BACKGROUND AND FINDINGS:
The Killeen Fire Department continues to follow the plan to replace 20% of their equipment inventory annually, to include current inventory of portable handheld radios and mobile vehicle radios. The average expected lifespan of a radio is 5 to 7 years. The Fire Department has coordinated with the Police, Solid Waste, and Transportation Departments to purchase radios need for each department. The associated quotes are a combination of portable handheld radios and mobile vehicle radios, which are readily available through Dailey & Wells Communications Inc. state purchasing cooperative contract # H-GAC RA05-21. Also, KFD has budgeted for Dailey & Wells Inc. to provide parts, services, and repairs of our current inventory.
THE ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED:
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Which alternative is recommended? Why?
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CONFORMITY TO CITY POLICY:
The City of Killeen is a member of the H-GAC state purchasing cooperative. The purchase of the portable radios will be made through the H-GAC purchasing cooperative on contract #H-GAC RA05-21. Purchases made through a cooperative contract satisfy the state competitive bidding requirements as stated in the Texas Local Government Code section 271.102, subchapter F; a local government that purchases goods or services under this chapter satisfies any state law requiring the local government to seek competitive bids for the purchase of the goods or services.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
What is the amount of the revenue/expenditure in the current fiscal year? For future years?
The estimated expenditure for FY 2025 is as follows:
Fire Dept.
10 - Portable Radios XL-400P: $62,500....
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