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CONTRACT K-1617-108: A CONTRACT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, THE NORMAN MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY, AND TUSA CONSULTANT SERVICES II, L.L.C., IN THE AMOUNT OF $269,310 TO PROVIDE IMPLEMENTATION AND ACCEPTANCE TESTING SERVICES FOR PHASE III OF THE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION SYSTEM REPLACEMENT PROJECT.
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BACKGROUND: In 2008 the City of Norman was informed by the manufacturer that the City's Emergency Communication System, a fundamental component in public safety service delivery, would be end-of-life or no longer serviceable in 2018. The City's Emergency Communication System is the primary means for 9-1-1 Communication Officers (Dispatchers) to notify Norman's public safety first responders (medical, fire, and police) of requests for service from citizens as well as the primary means of communication between the same first responders. In addition, the City's Emergency Communication System is the primary means of communication for incidents involving response from public safety partners from neighboring and shared jurisdictions. The City's Emergency Communication System provides both operability for routine delivery City services and interoperability with partnering government entities during joint responses.
On August 12, 2014 Council approved contract K-1415-16 with RCC Consultants for consulting services related to Phase I of the City's Emergency Communication System project. RCC Consultants successfully concluded their services contract that included a Needs Assessment, Development of System Alternatives, and Preparation of Budgetary Cost Estimates, on March 24, 2015.
On March 10, 2015, the Trustees of the Norman Municipal Authority (NMA) adopted Resolution R-1415-90, authorizing the issuance of its 2015 Sales Tax Revenue Notes, in the amount of $22,825,000; and the City Council adopted Resolution R-1415-91, authorizing the NMA indebtedness. The primary purpose of the 2015 NMA Sales Tax notes was to provide financing for the Emergency C...
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