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Commission approves purchases of servers and 800 MHz radios

East Grand Rapids City Commission · March 31, 2026
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Summary

East Grand Rapids authorized an emergency purchase of two Lenovo servers and SAN storage ($7,088.98) and approved the purchase of 27 Kenwood 800 MHz mobile radios ($159,300 plus contingency) so public works equipment can communicate on the county 800 MHz system ahead of statewide encryption changes.

The commission approved two technology-related purchases on the consent of staff: an emergency purchase of two Lenovo ThinkSystem servers and SAN storage for $7,088.98 (including shipping) and authorization to purchase 27 Kenwood VM8000 mobile radios for…

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