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Board approves tower lease amendment and change order for county emergency communications upgrade
Summary
Supervisors approved a first amendment to a tower lease and accepted a change order that raises infrastructure costs for the county's new public-safety radio system; staff said the modifications keep project schedule intact and add redundancy.
Botetourt County supervisors authorized a lease amendment for equipment on the Purgatory Tower and accepted a design change order totaling approximately $595,000 for the county’s new public-safety radio system.
The board approved the first amendment to the existing tower lease after staff said Crown Castle (the current tower owner) and the county negotiated terms for new equipment space on the tower; the amendment carries a monthly equipment rate of $1,995, according to staff. The vote also affirmed change order 2 to the Motorola communications contract, which staff described as adding a tower shelter, generator, additional microwave links and repeater upgrades…
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