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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 13 from multiple vendors for a total not to exceed $237,874.00.
PURPOSE:
This resolution is requesting that fiber optic cable from National Technologies ("NTI"), CCTV, network equipment and access control devices from Scientel Solutions, LLC ("Scientel") and fire station alerting equipment be installed at the new Fire Station 13.
BACKGROUND:
A new Fire Station 13 is being built and needs fiber to connect to the City network and CCTV equipment, network equipment and door access control devices installed.
DISCUSSION:
After the architectural drawings were completed for Fire Station 13, IT staff and APD staff worked with both NTI and Scientel to determine requirements for fiber, CCTV, network equipment and access control devices.
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 $61,224.00
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.
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