Officials plan to pull three bids before deciding whether to place order for dispatch equipment
Staff emphasized getting three vendor quotes (Swissphone, Kenwood, Great Eastern referenced) and balancing a 'not to exceed' budgetary quote against supply chain risk and an October price increase; they set a follow‑up meeting to finalize the decision.
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Staff and officials discussed procurement strategy for replacement communications equipment, noting the importance of obtaining three bids for transparency and to reduce pushback from critics. Vendors mentioned in prior solicitations included Swissphone, Kenwood and Great Eastern; Kenwood had been quoted at roughly 2.5 times the Swissphone price in earlier work.
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