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SFPUC seeks new Motorola radio system and increased water bond authority for monitoring; committee backs amendments

San Francisco Board of Supervisors — Budget & Finance Committee · October 19, 2017
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Summary

The SFPUC requested a P25 digital Motorola land mobile radio system to replace aging infrastructure (capital ~$9.12M; total ~$10.9M) and sought a $12.6M increase in water revenue bond authority for WESIP mitigation monitoring; the committee recommended amendments to funding and forwarded items with positive recommendation.

Ken Salmon, IT Director for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, presented a proposal to replace the water enterprise’s aging low‑band analog radio system with a modern P25 trunked digital radio system from Motorola. The capital cost was cited at about $9.12 million with roughly $1.8 million per year in maintenance over eight years for a total contract value near $10.9 million. Salmon said the SFPUC…

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