HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutionRESOLUTION 2011 — 57
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
DISPENSING WITH THE BID PROCESS AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR
TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH TRITECH SOFTWARE SYSTEMS, INC.,
IN THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $199,854.92 TO PROCURE.
REPLACE AND CONFIGURE ALL POLICE DEPARTMENT COMPUTER
AIDED DISPATCH (CAD) ASSOCIATED HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE
WHEREAS, the Police Department's Computer Aided Dispatch System ("CAD")
and associated hardware and software are an integral and necessary part of police
communications and data recording system, which is necessary to provide law enforcement
services to the residents of National City consistent with industry standards while providing a
high level of officer safety tracking and recording, and data retrieval means and methods; and
WHEREAS, the current six CAD workstations and Stratus server have been in
operation twice as long as the expected life cycle of three to four years and is now in need of
replacement to maintain optimal performance and reliability, which are critical to maintain the
integrity of police dispatch capabilities; and
WHEREAS, Tritech Software Systems engineers use their own proprietary
software interfaces that integrate into the Police Department's Automated Field Report (AFR),
Records Management System (RMS), Mobile Data Computer (MDC), and Justice Database
query applications; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 12.60.220(B) of the National City Municipal
Code, the City may dispense with the requirements of the bidding process when the commodity
can be obtained by only one source. Sole source procurements may be used when there is only
one source from which a particular commodity is available and there is no adequate substitute.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
National City hereby authorizes the Mayor to execute an Agreement with TriTech Software
Systems, Inc., in the not -to -exceed amount of $199,854.92 for the sole source purchase to
procure, replace and configure all Police Department Computer Aided Dispatch System (CAD)
associated hardware and software. Said Agreement is on file in the office of the City Clerk.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 1st day of March, 2011.
Ron Morrison, Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Michael R. Dalla, City Clerk Claudia G. Silva
City Attorney