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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Mike Kaufman, Assistant Chief of Support Services
Jeff Anderson, Deputy Chief Information Officer
DATE: April 24, 2025
SUBJECT:
A Resolution authorizing the Director of Purchasing to purchase technology services for Fire Station 4 from multiple vendors for a total not to exceed $1,704,049.43.
PURPOSE:
This resolution is requesting that technology equipment from several vendors be purchased installed at the new Fire Station 14.
BACKGROUND:
A new Fire Station 4 is being built that will house the Fire Administration, Emergency Management (EMA) and Fire Station 4 firefighter paramedic teams. Technology purchases are required to ensure the proper functionality and efficiency is achieved for the units in this building.
DISCUSSION:
After the architectural drawings were completed for Fire Station 4, IT staff and APD staff worked with both NTI and Scientel to determine technical requirements for this new building.
NTI, the city's go-to fiber provider since 2010, won the Kane County fiber contract through a competitive bidding process (Resolution R24-076) and will be utilized for fiber installation for Fire Station 13 at a cost of $93,371.00
After a competitive bidding process, Scientel Solutions, LLC., ("Scientel") was awarded a three-year contract with a three-year option to manage and upgrade all City-owned CCTV cameras via Council resolution R21-135. This has provided Scientel with extensive knowledge of the City's CCTV network. Pricing this installation is based upon the agreements in R21-135.
After a competitive bidding process, Scientel Solutions, LLC., ("Scientel") was awarded a three-year contract with a two-year option to manage and upgrade all City-owned networking equipment via Council resolution R21-135. This has provided Scientel with extensive knowledge of the City's computing network. Pricing this installation is based upon the agreements in R21-135.
The combined costs for CCTV and networking equipment...
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