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Committee holds CR-44 resolution on multiyear contracts after members request more review and local-supplier detail
Summary
CR-44, a resolution approving multiyear contracts exceeding $500,000, was held after council members said they had insufficient time to review the revised contract list and raised questions about a large Motorola agreement and local vendor participation.
The Government Operations and Fiscal Policy Committee on May 1 voted to hold CR-44 (Resolution approving multiyear contracts exceeding $500,000) after members said the administration provided a revised attachment to the contract list only shortly before the meeting and committee members had not had time to review it.
County staff said the number of contracts under review had been reduced substantially from earlier drafts (staff cited reductions from 52 to roughly the mid‑20s in successive drafts) and that the attachments explain why each contract is considered critical to continuity of county operations. Budget staff estimated a fiscal-year‑26 impact of roughly $36 million and an estimated full contract value of about $201.4 million across the listed multiyear agreements.
Council members pressed county directors on several specific items while still keeping the matter in committee. Vice Chair Oriotta and other members asked for a separate, more detailed follow-up session focused on the contracts that directly affect government operations. The chair and members requested a dedicated meeting with department directors to review contracts in depth before the council acts.
Questions about the Motorola contract drew extended discussion. Director earlier (Stanley Early) and communications from the public-safety technology team explained that key elements of the county’s radio and 9-1-1 computer-aided-dispatch infrastructure are proprietary and that only a small number of large vendors — Motorola and Harris were cited — can support counties of Prince George's size. The finance director said the five‑year contract for Motorola includes roughly $73 million in overall value, with $20 million of that being covered by the State of Maryland for NextGen 9‑1‑1 support; that leaves approximately $53 million in county general funds and an estimated $10 million (about 20% of the county-funded portion) earmarked to go to county-based subcontractors for non‑proprietary work such as HVAC, generators and tower climbing.
Council members also asked about minority business participation. County staff said at least two county-based firms are supplying work under the contract: Teltronic Towers (Capitol Heights) and another contractor handling HVAC and generator work; one of those is a certified minority business enterprise (MBE) and both are county‑based.
After discussion, a motion to hold CR-44 was moved, seconded and carried; the clerk recorded the motion as carrying 4–0. Committee members said they will convene a follow-up session with relevant department directors to review remaining contracts in detail.
