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Grand County approves Rave Mobile contract to restore direct IPAWS alerts
Summary
Grand County commissioners voted to approve a multi-year contract with Rave Mobile to restore direct access to the federal IPAWS alerting system; the first-year cost is $11,700 (including a $3,700 setup fee) with annual payments thereafter, and the chair was authorized to sign pending Motorola's review.
Grand County commissioners on Dec. 1 approved a contract with Rave Mobile to restore the county’s ability to send direct alerts via the federal Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS).
Lehi Kimbrough, director of emergency management, told the board the 60-month agreement carries an annual cost of $8,000 and includes a one-time setup and integration fee of $3,700, making the first-year payment $11,700. “Our 1st year payment is going to be $11,700 which is comparable to code red,” Kimbrough said, noting the county previously paid “a little under $10 a year” for its old platform.
Kimbrough said the chosen system is a Motorola company and is compatible with the county’s computer-aided dispatch system. He told commissioners staff had run demonstrations of several vendors following the CodeRED loss and recommended Rave Mobile as the best fit for the county’s needs.
The board moved to approve the contract contingent on Motorola’s signature and authorization for the chair to sign outside the meeting; commissioners voted in favor. County staff estimated they could complete integration within two weeks and begin a three- to four-month rollout to enroll the public in the new notification system.
The contract had completed county legal review; the board’s approval was conditioned on the vendor’s final signature so the county could regain direct IPAWS access. Kimbrough asked staff to coordinate communications for public signup once the system is operational.
Next steps: staff will finalize vendor signature, complete integration work, and schedule public outreach to enroll residents in the alerting platform.
