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Board authorizes staff to negotiate Motorola CAD agreement after vendor concerns; county says move saves about $500,000
Summary
Following red flags with an RFP candidate, staff briefed the board on pursuing negotiations with Motorola for a central dispatch CAD system; presenters said the negotiated approach would save roughly $500,000 compared with the earlier contract estimate and would keep 911 operators county-controlled on the state network.
A late agenda item asked the board to authorize Central Dispatch to pursue negotiations with Motorola for a new computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system after discovery of legal concerns about a previously prominent RFP candidate. Staff described a revised agreement that reduces county costs compared with the earlier five-year proposal and said the county’s 911 operators would remain locally-controlled while connecting to the larger state network.
Chair and staff framed the negotiated approach as a collaborative, multiagency effort that reduced a proposed contract of over $1 million to an arrangement with no cost for certain upgrades and an estimated nearly $500,000 annual savings compared with the original design. The board approved permission to negotiate and bring a final agreement to the board for formal approval.
