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Miami County staff recommend buying 11 mobile data terminals for rural fire vehicles
Summary
County staff presented bids for 11 mobile data terminals (MDTs) for rural fire apparatus and recommended awarding to a detailed vendor proposal; funding would come from fire district capital reserves and 9-1-1 funds may cover some monthly connectivity costs.
Miami County staff told commissioners on March 26 that two vendors responded to a request for proposals for 11 mobile data terminals for rural fire apparatus and recommended the more complete bid from Turnkey Mobile for $65,209.20.
The recommendation came from Mark, the county’s fire coordinator, during a study-session presentation that walked commissioners through the equipment and operational benefits. “The purpose of the MDTs, the biggest benefit is call routing to emergency incidents,” Mark said, describing how the devices link to the new CAD system, use county centerline and address-point data and show hydrants, building footprints and parcel owner…
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