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Bedford approves $824,183 purchase for regional radio system upgrade

2904519 · April 8, 2025
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The Bedford City Council approved a resolution authorizing a contract with Motorola Solutions to buy components for a regional land mobile radio upgrade estimated at $824,183; the cost will be shared among six partner cities and funded initially from ARPA/county funds with reimbursement.

The Bedford City Council on April 8 approved a resolution authorizing the city to contract with Motorola Solutions for radio system infrastructure components in an amount estimated at $824,183.

The purchase is the first phase of a multiyear upgrade to a regional land mobile radio system used by Bedford’s police and fire departments and five partner cities. Fire Chief Bill Walker said the work is a technology migration that replaces aging hardware last substantially upgraded in 2010 and that the full program could total several million dollars when complete. “This is the start of some major, upgrades that…

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