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Change Order No. 5 with Frontier Communications of America, Inc. for 9-1-1 network services.
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Recommended Action:
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Approval and execution by the County Administrator of Change Order No.5 with Frontier Communications of America, Inc. for 9-1-1 network services.
• Frontier Communication of America provides networks for interconnecting 911 Public Safety Answering Points throughout the County.
• This contract provides a redundancy network minimizing the effect of 911 network failures.
• Change Order No. 5 contains two schedules for approval and execution, Schedule S-0000246983, no change in value but the physical location of the circuit has been corrected. Schedule S-0000246984, not all circuits were required, the value of this schedule is reduced from $7,655.86 to $5,403.20 and will be replaced by Schedule S-0000261948, resulting in a decrease of $2,252.66.
• This contract was originally awarded by the Purchasing Director on February 6, 2017 in the amount of $366,720.00 for a sixty-month term. Change Order No. 1 was approved by the County Administrator on September 15, 2017 in the amount of $822,600.00. Change Order No. 2 was approved by the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) on October 9, 2018 in the amount of $274,372.00. Change Order No. 3 was approved by the County Administrator on July 6, 2020 with no change in total. Change Order No. 4 was approved by the County Administrator with no change in total.
Contract No. 167-0161-Q decrease in the amount of $2,252.66 for a revised total contract value of $1,461,439.34, effective through February 5, 2022.
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5.4 Strive to exceed customer expectations
Summary:
Approval and execution of Change Order No. 5 contains two schedules for approval and execution. The updated schedule S-0000246983 has no change in value but the physical location of the circuit has been corrected. It was determined Schedule S-0000246984 had circuits that were not required, resulting in the value of this schedule reduced from $7,655.86 to $5,403.20 and will be replaced by Schedule S-0000261948 for a decrease in the amount of $2,252.66.
Background/Explanation:
The Regional 9-1-1 Communications Center is the County’s Primary PSAP (Public Safety Answering Point), where EMS, Fire, and law enforcement calls from County citizens and visitors are received. The Regional 9-1-1 Division has a system and network for transferring 9-1-1 law enforcement calls from the 9-1-1 Center to 5 Secondary Public Safety Answering Points (Clearwater Police Department, St. Petersburg Police Department, Largo Police Department, Pinellas Park Police Department & Tarpon Springs Police Department). This contract provides a redundancy network and is based on monthly recurring fees at different locations.
The contract was awarded by the Purchasing Director on February 6, 2017 in the amount of $366,720.00 for sixty (60) months. The County Administrator approved Change Order No. 1 on September 15, 2017, increasing the contract by $822,600.00 for changes to the original configuration. The BCC approved Change Order No. 2 on October 9, 2018 increasing the contract by $274,372.00 for replacing the existing point-to-point circuit between the Public Safety Campus and Emergency Response Building, increasing bandwidth, and providing additional fiber connections. The County Administrator approved Change Order No. 3 on July 6, 2020, with no increase to the contract, for removal of obsolete services and replacing the network with updated/enhanced services under the E911 Refresh Project at multiple site locations. Change Order No. 4 was approved by the County Administrator with no change in total to update two schedules.
Fiscal Impact:
There is a decrease of $2,252.66 to the contract value.
Approved to date not to exceed amount: $1,463,692.00
Change Order No. 5 decrease: $ (2,252.66)
Revised total amount: $1,461,439.34
Estimated average annual expenditure: $292,287.87
Funding is included in the FY21 adopted budget within the Emergency Communications E911 fund.
Delegated Authority:
Authority for the County Administrator to approve and execute this Change Order is granted under Code Section 2-188(d).
Staff Member Responsible:
Jim Fogarty, Director, Safety and Emergency Services
Merry Celeste, Division Director, Purchasing and Risk Management, Administrative Services
Joe Lauro, Director, Administrative Services
Partners:
N/A
Attachments:
Schedule S-0000261948
Schedule S-0000246983