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Committee advances $76M Motorola contract and financing plan for citywide radio system

San Francisco Board of Supervisors Budget and Finance Committee · October 19, 2016
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Summary

The committee forwarded a resolution to purchase an 800 MHz radio system from Motorola Solutions (purchase/installation/maintenance) and authorized a financing plan (up to $35M) to cover the balance. Staff said the contract will replace aging public-safety radios, upgrade coverage and add GPS tracking; the total project estimate in the analyst packet is about $106 million.

The Budget & Finance Committee on Oct. 19 forwarded a resolution authorizing the Department of Emergency Management and the Department of Technology to enter into purchase, installation and maintenance agreements with Motorola Solutions for a citywide 800 MHz radio system, with a contract amount not to exceed $76,000,000 and an available financing arrangement of up to $35,000,000 to fund the balance.

Michelle Geddes, project manager for the Department of Emergency Management, said the city’s current public-safety and…

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