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Columbia County committee approves EOC video walls, IT replacements and staffing contract increase
Summary
The county's Management & Internal Services Committee approved a $711,548.69 emergency operations center (EOC) technology refresh paid from the TAVT capital line, a $232,935 IT lifecycle replacement for desktops and laptops, and a negotiated increase for the performing arts center’s Event Staffing Specialists contract; staff also reported a pending $16 million FEMA obligation.
Columbia County’s Management and Internal Services Committee on Feb. 10 approved a package of technology and staffing items and received an update on federal disaster funding.
The committee approved a major technology refresh for the county’s Emergency Operations Center that includes two modular video walls, a control console, upgraded network redundancy and replacement of aging audiovisual equipment. Mr. Blanchard, who presented the item, said the vendor quote lists a $535,661 video wall and a $135,887.69 technology refresh; the project team requested an additional $40,000 contingency, bringing the corrected total to $711,548.69. The item was presented as unbudgeted capital spending to be paid from the county’s TAVT…
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