Submitted By
Fire Chief Thomas Ebsen
Reviewed By
LKS
Agenda Item Title
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A Resolution Approving a Purchase Price Agreement with US Digital Designs, Inc. for the Purchase of Phoenix G2 Automated Fire Station Alerting System Equipment for all Oak Park Fire Department Stations in an Amount Not to Exceed $92,472.99 and Authorizing its Execution
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Overview
Overview
The Fire Department's Station Alerting System is an essential communication tool that processes calls for service from the 911 center to the fire department. This consists of equipment at both the dispatch center and the fire stations to quickly get information from the dispatcher to the Firefighter/Paramedics. Equipment includes speakers, lights, sign boards, processing computer/programs, and redundancy components. The current alerting system at all three stations is outdated and can no longer be serviced.
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Staff Recommendation
Approve the purchase
Fiscal Impact
This item was approved in the 2019 CIP budget. The Foreign Fire Fund is funding 50% of the cost of this item.
Background
The Village belongs to the West Suburban Central Dispatch Center (WSCDC) for our 911 dispatching. Following a RFP in 2018 WSCDC selected and approved the purchase of the control equipment for US Digital Design alerting systems in late 2018 and will be installing the proprietary equipment in first quarter 2019. WSCDC is funding the control equipment in their dispatch center, and each department wishing to use the system then funds the equipment in their facilities. This system is also being purchased by the River Forest Fire Department whose current alerting system is also outdated and no longer serviceable.
The current equipment was originally obtained in 2000 with off-the-shelf parts. It consists of a VHF Federal Signal Informer wired into a home-built amplifier system. For lighting we were able to purchase a delay timer off the internet and wire it to a fan relay to power the lights. The s...
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