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Council awards $649,363 communications contract for public‑safety upgrades funded by GLO mitigation grant
Summary
Council voted to award a public‑safety communications infrastructure contract to Daily Wells Communications for $649,363.54, funded through a Texas General Land Office CDBG‑MIT grant; staff said only one responsive bidder matched required interoperability.
City engineering consultants recommended awarding a contract for communications repeaters and equipment to improve public‑safety communications under a Texas General Land Office (GLO) Community Development Block Grant mitigation program. The consulting firm told council it expected a single responsive bid compatible with the planned regional system.
Daily Wells Communications of San Antonio submitted the sole responsive bid at $649,363.54, which engineers said fit within the project budget. Grant administrator GrantWorks recommended awarding the contract and deferring duplicate items to later change orders. Council voted to award the contract and authorized the city manager to execute documents necessary to proceed with procurement and grant administration.
Staff emphasized the award is part of a phased $4.7 million mitigation grant and that the awarded phase covers communications equipment only; additional phases and scopes will follow under the same grant program.
