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Home My WebLink AboutR-83-0609J-S3-594 RESOLUTION NO. 83 -6-01 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID OF CONTACT COMMUNICATION CORPORATION FOR FURNISHING AND INSTALLING ONE (1) COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM FOR A FIRE TRAINING SIMULATOR FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING AND VEHICLE MAINTENANCE AT A TOTAL COST OF $21,900.00; ALLOCATING FUNDS THEREFOR FROM THE 1981 FIREFIGHTING, FIRE PREVENTION AND RESCUE FACILITIES BOND FUND; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO INSTRUCT THE PURCHASING AGENT TO ISSUE A PURCHASE ORDER FOR THIS EQUIPMENT. WHEREAS, pursuant to public notice, sealed bids were received June 24, 1983 for the furnishing of. a Communications System for a Fire Ground Tactical Simulator to the Department of Building and Vehicle Maintenance; and WHEREAS, invitations were mailed to 23 potential suppliers and 1 bid was received; and WHEREAS, funds for this purchase are available in the 1981 Firefighting, Fire Prevention and Rescue Facilities Bond Fund; and WHEREAS, this equipment will be used by the Department of Building and Vehicle Maintenance for the purpose of providing new communications training equipment at the Fire -Rescue Training Center; and WHEREAS, the City Manager and the Director of the Department and Vehicle Maintenance recommend that the bid received from Contact Communication Corporation be accepted as the only responsible and responsive bid to the City; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. The June 24, 1983 bid of Contact Communi- cation Corporation for furnishing and installing one (1) Communi- cations System for a Fire Training Simulator for the Department of Building and Vehicle Maintenance at a total cost of $21,900.00 is hereby accepted with funds therefor hereby allocated from CITY COMMISSION MEETING OF JUL IS 1983 RUJjtt i;�" rjc. HE1',"-.Rkti 0 the 1981 Firefighting, Fire Prevention and Rescue Facilities Bond Fund. Section 2. That the City Manager is hereby author- ized to instruct the Purchasing Agent to issue a Purchase Order for this equipment. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 18 day of July 1983. Maurice A. Ferre MAURICE A. FERRE M A Y 0 R ATTEST: LPH G. ONGIE, CITY CLERK-` PREPARED PREPARED AND APPROVED BY: ROBERT F. CLARK DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: E R. GARCIA-PEDROSA ITY ATTORNEY 4 6 AWARD OF BID Bid No. 82-83-82 ITEM: Communications System for a Fire Training Simulator DEPARTMENT: Building and Vehicle Maintenance TYPE OF PURCHASE: Single Purchase REASON: To provide new equipment at the Fire - Rescue Training Center POTENTIAL BIDDERS: 23 BIDS RECEIVED: 1 TABULATION: BIDDER TOTAL COST Contact Communication Corporation $21,900.00 FUNDS: BID EVALUATION: Category Prior Bidders Black American Hispanic American Non -Minority New Bidders Black American Hispanic American Non -Minority Courtesv Notifications "No Bids" 1981 Firefighting, Fire Prevention and Rescue Facilities Bond Fund. The bid meets the specifications. Follow- ing is an analysis of the invitation to bid: Number of Bid Number of Invitations Mailed Responses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 19 1 4 -0- - 10 - 0 Totals 27 1 Reasons for "No Bid" were as follows: 1. "Insuffient time and data." 2. "Are not authorized dealer for this type of equipment." 3. "Unable to supply items specified." 4. "We specialize in broadcast and sound equipment only." 5. "Cannot supply communications simulators." (Hispanic Business) Page 1 of 2 83-605, 6. "We do not have an 'off -the shelf I solution to this project and would have to assess a Guhstart-ial non- recurring engineering fee to the development, which would not be in the best interest of the City." 7. "We do not manufacture this equipment." S. "Custom System design time requirements incompatible with time allowed." 9. "Do not manufacture equipment as described in this specifica- tion." 10. "Do not sell equipment required." RECOMMENDATIONS: IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE AWARD BE MADE TO CONTACT COMMUNICATION CORPORATION IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $21,900.00. Purchasing Agent Date The above award meets the requirements of the Department of Building and Vehicle Maintenance, and approval is recommended. is CITY OF MIAM1. FLORIDA 121 ('1 .�INiBR�6FFlE�I M'£MORANDUM TO Howard V. Gary °ATE. June 28, 1983 FILE: City Manager SUBJECT Request for Commission Action FROM REFERENCES: C. E. Cox, Di ctor Building and Vehicle Maintenance ENCLOSURES: Award of Bid and Resolution THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING AND VEHICLE MAINTENANCE RECOMMMS THAT A RESOLUTION BE PASSED AWARDING A BID TO CONTACT COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $21,900.00 FOR THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLA- TION OF A FIRE GROUND TACTICAL S LXULATOR COMMUNICA- TIONS SYSTEM. FUNDING IS PROVIDED FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FIRE COLLEGE BOND FUND. Only one bid was received on City Bid #82-83-82 for the Fire Ground Tactical Simulator Communications System. A total of ten no -bid letters were received. This system is designed to meet special requirements of the Fire Department's Training College. The bidder meets all require- ments set forth in the technical specifications. The system will be used by the Miami Fire Department's training facility to provide capabilities of simulating radio communications under tactical fire ground situations. The system is being purchased with funds from the current Fire College Bond Fund allocated for this system. The system is warranted for a twelve (12) month period against defects in material and workmanship. (S2) 83-609 1 --� r'- S[ SECURITY tem for Fire Ground OATS •103 aItE111[p-_-June 24, 1983 _ 3:00 Po!lf- 82-83-92 T"I OF rolcmi? MAL rW 01�MT Contact Communication Corporation 1100 Cleveland St., Suite 5.5 Clearwater, Florida 331515 Broken down by items NO BID: Gray Communications American Amplifier & IT Corn General Electric Company Broadcast Internationa Inc. Blumberg Photo Sound Co., of Fla. Combat Corner Data Acquisition, Inc Professional Sound Services Inc. Motorola C S C. Inc Advanced Two -Way Radio, Inc. 86691W44 ike • VVV &Nibe1 ekett• 9&16 sty — ' FOR �CCOyM?{Mir �1�ligM i,:7 c., -v -) %- ; i s *,,� m —7,tq,r A Sealed bi:Is Iny the City Manager and City Cl-r-I., i Florida not later than 3:00 ri.-. Jun-� 214, 1983 for furnishing and ins L, I._ Comi-Inic--iti-ons Systein for a Fire Groiir�d S Ll.:ulaLur- at the Fire, ReSCUC Training Cent-r for D .2 p a t i, L of Building and Vehicle. Ma i n t -z P r (-) s p ec IL 1-, s rc• -I o,a to the pr(--),., i s i on s o O-diriance 41 r C. es t ab 1 i s of a minoritv - am to achieve a c-al o--c .,,ton Les uso-1 i n Citv and Hispanic rity --i in si-il-in-itt-ing bir:; e as mi: r i t y v sL- n,-' - i ,a r e , I P u r chi s i n �': Office, 114:; "i.e". lith 579-6380. ta i ! ed t i - ' --s c--!. the b i.d are ava i I abl e upon reoucst a` "S -,-i Oft ice. The City ray re`�ct all bids and readvertise. (Ad No. 01 Howard V. Gary City Manager O n() REQUISITION FOR ADVERTISEMENT DEPT DIV. - ACCOUNT CODE '` i -- ---- — This number must appear in the advertisement. I.}.I.;`,f. DATE :__.. __-.._ _-_. _... __— PHONE _ -- — APPROVED BY PREPARED BY—: — --- -------- DIRECTOR OF ISSUING DEPARTMENT Publish the attached advertisement ______._.—______._.___.__ —__ times ��•urib,,. u! irn,a� Type of advertisement: legal _ classified ___________ ___ display (Check Onel Size: Starting date ---_-._.__-- First four words of advertisement: ---- Remarks. DO NOT TYPE BELOW THIS LINE FOR USE OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT ONLY. LINE PUBLICATION DATE(S) OF ADVERTISEMENT INVOICE AMOUNT 0 A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4 E-5 F3 F4 F5 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12 LINE TRANS VOUCHER DUE DATE YY MM DD Adv. Doc. Reference VENDOR INDEX CODE OBJECT PROJECT 11 13 1 17 18 1 125,34 39,42 45 50 51 56 57 62 63 65,66 71 0 1 2 4 1 V P 1 1 12101212 8 7 1 2 3 4 7 8 V P 121314115 DESCRIPTION 36 64 DISCOUNT69 72 AMOUNT 80 5 2 0 0 2 0 1 r, Approved for Payment White - Purchasing Green - Finance Pink - Department