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CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL, REJECTION, AMENDMENT, AND/OR POSTPONEMENT OF AMENDMENT NO. TWO TO CONTRACT K-1617-107: BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, THE NORMAN MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY, AND HARRIS CORPORATION DECREASING THE CONTRACT AMOUNT BY $149,505.33 FOR A REVISED CONTRACT AMOUNT OF $13,366,726.38 TO AMEND THE SCOPE OF WORK BASED ON FIELD CONDITIONS FOR PHASE III OF THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CITY'S EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND FINAL ACCEPTANCE AND FINAL PAYMENT OF THE PROJECT.
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BACKGROUND: In 2008, the City of Norman learned that the Emergency Communication (Radio) System would no longer be serviceable after 2018. On April 1, 2014, the citizens of Norman voted to approve a permanent Public Safety Sales Tax which specifically included funding for replacement of the City's Emergency Communications System.
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 Communications 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) approved Resolution R-1415-90, authorizing the issuance of its Sales Tax Revenue Note, Series 2015 in the principal amount of $22,825,000, and the City Council authorized the NMA indebtedness with its adoption of Resolution R-1415-91. The primary purpose of the 2015 NMA Revenue Note was to provide financing for a Platform (Ladder) Fire Truck, the Emergency Communications System and the construction of a new Emergency Operations/Dispatch Center.
On September 22, 2015, Council approved Contract K-1516-42 with TUSA Consultants for consulting services related to Phase II of the City's Emergency Communications System project. TUSA assisted the City in the Request for Proposal process and related contrac...
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