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Riverwoods board approves $21,655 contract to install Toughbooks in police vehicles
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Summary
The board approved a $21,655 cooperative-purchase contract with CDS Office Technologies to outfit five police vehicles with Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55 units and docking stations, citing concerns about imminent price increases and operational needs.
Trustees voted unanimously to approve a $21,655 contract with CDS Office Technologies, under the Sourcewell cooperative purchasing program, to equip five police vehicles with semi-rugged Panasonic Toughbook FZ-55 laptops and docking stations.
Police Chief Naino explained that the department had not budgeted for the purchase this year but had begun encountering problems with the existing in-car computers. He said he planned to use funds from the joint emergency telephone and systems board (911 surcharge funds) but that a vendor quoted a price increase effective earlier this month, prompting him to bring the item forward now. “So I am bringing it to the board now... it is on a cooperative purchasing contract, that includes the docking stations and the Toughbooks,” the chief said.
A trustee moved to approve the contract and, after a roll-call vote in which Eastman, Jamerson, Raff, Smith, Trevino and Clayton each voiced “Aye,” the motion passed.
Why it matters: equipping patrol cars with current semi-rugged laptops maintains records, dispatch connectivity and officer safety functions; delaying the purchase risked higher costs. Implementation: the vendor will supply and install five Toughbook FZ-55 computers and docking stations under the cooperative contract; staff will arrange payment and installation.
