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Warren County awards engineering and microwave‑path contracts for public‑safety communications
Summary
The board approved multiple contracts for a communications tower at the county landfill and microwave path upgrades between tower sites and the county communications center to improve public‑safety communications.
The Board of County Commissioners approved a series of contracts April 23 to support county public‑safety communications upgrades, including engineering for a communications tower at the Warren County District Landfill and three microwave path upgrades linking tower sites.
On motion by James Kern III and seconded by Lori Ciesla, the board awarded Contract #2 WC24116R to Mott MacDonald for professional engineering and survey services related to a communications tower at the district landfill in Oxford Township for $66,000 (Resolution 234‑25). The board also approved three related microwave‑path contracts to TuWay Communications of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania: $192,964.35 to upgrade the path from the communications center to the Upper Pohatcong site (Resolution 235‑25), $190,528.18 for the Upper Pohatcong to Allamuchy path (Resolution 236‑25), and $164,906.65 for the Allamuchy to Yards Creek path (Resolution 237‑25). Each resolution passed by recorded unanimous vote.
County documents indicate the work is intended to strengthen the microwave backbone used by the Department of Public Safety; funding for the contracts is identified in county accounts cited in the resolutions. The board authorized the director of purchasing to issue contracts and directed staff to publish required notices. The resolutions indicate the awards were made under statutory exceptions for professional and extraordinary/unspecifiable services where applicable; the meeting record shows required vendor certifications and procurement compliance were on file.
No public speakers addressed the communications contracts during the open session. The board did not discuss construction schedules in detail at the meeting; staff will manage procurement and construction oversight under the approved contracts.
