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Board authorizes purchase order for new dispatch radio consoles totaling $635,187.70
Summary
Sheriff's Office reported construction progress and a $57,000 construction overrun, and the board authorized the communications chief to issue a $635,187.70 purchase order for new radio consoles from Raycom Communications. Commissioners voted in favor by voice.
The Sheriff's Office reported progress on a new building and a change-order-driven cost overrun; Sheriff's Office representative Mike Warden sought board authorization to issue a purchase order for replacement dispatch radio consoles.
Warden presented a confirmed quote of $635,187.70 from Raycom Communications for the dispatch consoles and explained that the consoles are part of a larger communications build-out tied to the new facility. The board discussed funding sources and procurement rules; the civil attorney had advised the county could use a pre-existing contract from an early-adopter site and SourceWell cooperative purchasing as appropriate purchasing mechanisms.
A commissioner moved to authorize the communications chief to purchase the consoles from Raycom Communications for $635,187.70. The board approved the motion by voice vote.
Commissioners asked staff to track the purchase order and the broader construction budget: the building contractor incorporation of change orders created a $57,000 overrun the sheriff reported earlier. The board discussed USDA funding reimbursement timing and contingency planning if federal reimbursement does not materialize.
No additional procurement actions were approved at the meeting beyond the authorization to issue the purchase order.
