HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-77-0465RttottiTtoN NOS 77-465
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PROPOSAL OP
SACHE/FREEMAN A- OCIATES, INC, IN THE AMOUNT
61'1' '28,488 FOR CONDUCTING A LIMITED TECHNICAL
STUbY OF THE CITY'S COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM EQUALLY
ALLOCATING FUNDS THEREFOR FROM THE POLICE HEAD-
QUARTERS CRIME PREVENTION FACILITY BOND FUND AND
THE FIRE FIGHTING, FIRE PREVENTION AND RESCUE
FACILITIES BOND FUND; AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH SACHS/FREEMAN
ASSOCIATES, INC.
WHEREAS, proposals were received on April 28# 1977 to
limited technical study of the City's Communications System;
pursuant to
Resolution No. 77-290, passed on March 24, 1977; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager recommends that the proposal
Sachs/Freeman Associates, Inc. to conduct said technical study be
accepted as it is the most advantageous bid to the City; and
WHEREAS, the limited technical study will be mutually
beneficial to both the Police and Fire Departments;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OP THE
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The proposal of Sachs/Freeman Associates, Inc.
in the amount of $2E,488 for conducting a limited technical study of the
City's Communications System is hereby approved and the City Manager is
hereby authorized to execute a contract with Sachs/Freeman Associates,
Inc. in substantial compliance with said proposal.
Section 2. Funding for said technical study is hereby
equally allocated from the rolice Headquarters Crime Prevention Facility
Bond Fund and from the
Bond Fund.
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Fire Fighting, Fire Prevention and Rescue FaciiitieS
PASSED AND ADOPTED this
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H G. NGIE, CITY CLERK
PRE RED AND APPROVED Y;
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ROBERT F. CLARK
ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY
9TH day of JUNE
MAURICE A. FERRE
NAURICE A. FERRE
MAYOR
ED A,S TO FORM
OEORGE 4 , KNOX, JR
CITY A'' . ORNEY
1977.
CORRECTNESS;
ITY COMMISSION
MEETING OF
'JUN 9 1977
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The'`'ITS Comttiittee i4as presentedthe ,attached ,information by
?iatt of the: Corimunicatxan5 Department on,,, the responses
to the, RIP and on the., evaluation.: of proposals for the..'Cit
of_.',iami coinm nications',survey In accordance with the facts
presented the Committee recommends that Sachs'/Freeman Associates,.
Inc b ° ;awarded 'the :contract onthe . basin of.most app icable
prior exp..rience as we11' lowest bid, $28',U88►Ob
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St is requested. that; a resolution be placed on the City Commission
agenda for June 9 s . 1977 for the: 'award of this contract . A draft
of thi 3-resolut on has been prepared by the Communications Depart-
ment andio _attached.
The ITS Committee . has agreed that funding for this study should
be evenly shared betweenthe. Police- and .Fire 'bond programs. 'The
Late Department is being 'requested to prepare the. appropriate con
tract
EH -IN
cc: ITS Committee Members
R.Holman
Chief R. Brice,
Capt . J . Weaver
erre 6F MIAMI, PLonI6A
IN erbOPPIde MEMOIIANCiUM
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equest for proposals to survey the City of Miami Cannauhication§ ntttl§
and recommendations Wee sent out to 3() cohsulting firms) four consulting
firms declined in writingsik firms tespohded with proposalS.
The four (4) consulting firms that declined were!
Grin A ssociate s
13loomingtoni
Systems Development Corp.
Santa Monica, California
• Wackenhut Itlectronic Systems
Miami, 'Florida
Kesler & Wilheltn Telecommunications
Consulting Engineers
Ga.insville, Florida
The six (6) consulting firms that responded with proposals are listed below
with attac.hed credentials and past performance record in condensed form.
Sa.clls/Freernan Associates, Inc.
7515 Annapolis Road
Ilyattsville, Massachusetts 20784
Advanced Technology Systems
2425 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, Virginia 22201
Kelly Scientific Corporation
4708 Wisconsin Avenue N. W.
Washington, D. C. 20016
Atlantic Research Corporation
Alexandria, Virginia 23314
Glace & Radcliffe, Inc.
Consulting Engineers
6727 First Avenue South
St., Petersburg, Florida 33707,
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Shaw Communications Consultants • .
301 174th Street, Suite 1918
Miami Beach, Florida 33160
Representatives of the Communications, Fire, and Police Departments, after
reviewing all the proposals received, have selected Sachs/Freeman Consulting
Firm over the other five (5) applicants. This firm was the low bid and supplied
extensive supporting evidence on past performance in the field of Public Safety
Mobile Radio Communications. The Representatives feel that this selection
would be the most advantageous to the City of Miami,
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liio�t�l'tigt?a1�le i� evalttatioti o{ob`ileigi"talei'itityals eantets,
latiniiag; and iinpl3tetittiatir< .
E�tpet'it t,t:e, iti rat-iio chanttels desigtt, sc ;that 'the. e petit d Waiting:titri
will riot_ c: ceed fii+e C5� s cotids .dtiriti retrur'riii i us period-sy
1 xpetictice in piannitig acid dot' lorhig- i"tttertacing tYiobile digital cotnmo
`tsni.ctis syste ii Frith the ei art tent i resri t pcilice' oriented
cotrtj titer aided i ispatch to ti'►olii1e ter final data.
Vast experience,in large `.square area Coverage with sattelite receivers
voting: system,
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tesearch and recommendation of using mobile radios and personal'
portable radios on the same channel for routine work,
Experience in planning large systems in Metropolitan areas.
Study and recommendation of using UflF Channel # 14 to gain additional
channels needed, as present Police Radio Service UHF' band is completely
saturated.„
Company •supplied two_olition bid good for60 ;days:
Option i!1 ti , 2` 1 /2:;Month :Program 281 4$8, 00
::Option II2 ; '4 1/2 Montt. -Program
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t 73 Chicagi ,ltegiot al Ct: tet 5pectrut t,` Assigtirnents Analyses
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".tetisive work On 900 Mat'Ra:llro Spettrurn by t.at}io Corntrioh Carrier ..
for Natiot,al Assocration of Radio 'elepione Sy stetris. (Published as a
referehce Handbc.ol:).,
WA shitigt0n tvietropnlita.n Area. Transit""Authority; Bus Radio Systet ,
Research, develop and supervise ihstallatiot 4,'000 buses, 19 clian'
nets,' CC authorir.ati.on is being sought, ttic1udingt
1 .Supervisors. Chabnel
1 Security Channel
1 1Vlaintehance Channel>
2 Data. Chartne,ls
Area-W de: Channels
Published papers on Police Communications ;- Police unanimous desire
to liave car -to -car capabilities,,, interagency.Communications capabilities
on dispatchers level, rather than car -to -car:: convenient portable, radios,
small and inexpensive. . Thgita1 Communications.-. Need for teletype in the
car, so that lone, massages can be transmitted and recorded.
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Wilt 'Start n ate iy i,s ;tri c.ohip letc tlieJhbx
1�ritve c1uut tl $4o ti�j f}, (7h
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1-lcnnry,'V.,,,..)66ra.ucisr.o, .: ii:1So' consultant' ehi twe't` and t- tnilE;e 'Tien l3 t
8 Mti\. En iiieer. iii',Matheiiiatics� t r)et�i•etice in 1?olive Law: Ertfty't'crt tettt".
'acid Cotiiirinnications.`
Sur vexed corrirtiunications iti Monroe CcS . i111ty, �� � �`�� � 19 r 1 �:. veloperl
sy forii to.tie together 13 Police Jurisdictions, with tz tilti".t.h'nme1
structure of V11t € ".i1111 . facilities,
1'i i 2 tipclati'nc Cocittty :Cc,intt1t1nioations, : Montgomery County Maryla.ndx
l974 under`ihe contract to FCC, ATS provided the >lhasis for,FCC 12ules :.
that established the, regulatory' structure'' for'new-E-, M. Se•
The, most recent accomplisltinent,: preparing of the modular specifications
for irnplementation:of the State -Tide System in 'West Virginia. That includes
Cornnitmicrctions Control Center, extensive itse of Voting System; mitii�cotn-
pt.itermust handle either. synchronous .and asynchronous. triode, .modernizing
data nets, '"specification for hard -copy" data terminal.
Company intends to interview designated City personnel involved Intends
tot-ni. t with Coinn,.iiniLations equipment`manufacti.teres, equipment availablity.
Evaluate the technical and operational feasibility of the City. of ;Miami Systems
and Sub -systems.
Plan shall be docuinented the form of aln•eliminary written report, incorp-
orating a general system block diagrams and individual sub -systems block
diagrams
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fot National A fisociation .of.170.tlio. Telephone. Systems► (1 ublislied..-as a:
rtife..rcticc'l,tandboolc)
\ i1slaintlton ?letropolitata Area 'I ranlsit Authority laws Radio Systern,
Research, develop and supervise installation 4, 000 buses, 19 rhan-
tit lf-3, FCC authorization is being sout;lit. . Including;
1 .SUpe, visors Channel
1 Security Channel
1- itaintenance, Channel.:'
Data Channels
Z Area -Wide Channels;
Published papers on Police Comniunicatio.ns Police Unanimous desire
to hTve car -to -car 'capabilities. Interatte icy Communications capabilities
on dispa.tc'hc`rs level, 'rather than car -to -car convenient .portable radios,
mall and inexpensive. Comntiutiic; tiotls" - Need for teletype in the
car, so: that long messages ssages can be transmitted and recorded.
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I `? i 3JCAlicago 1tvi;iohal' Contei` Spectrum, A ssi,gni Tents Atlal jst�s.,
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1 ktensi\=e Woi'ic on 900 1ilz Radio Spectrum big Radio Cohitiioti Carrii
for .National Associatioe of Radio Telephone Systems, (Published as.
refi:renc.e Ilandbook.)
V 7sliinet n .Nfle.tropoltt n Ares: Authority •13us`lkadio;.Systeni,
tii:si.!ri de .re_lop and st.tper�':isc' installation 4, 000 buses,`:19 clean.
reels,; l'CC atttlhoriAatioti.is`bc'itig sotielit. Including,
1 Supe rvi sots: Channel 1 Ma.intena.nce Chatine1
1 Security.Channel ,' Data Channels
Area-WVide'Channels
_Published {abets. ,on 1:'ol.ic e Communications -.Police unanimous desire
to have car-to-carcapabi1ities; Interaucncy_: Cot itnunications capabilities
on disp.rl hers lei,e1, rather than car -to -car convenietlt.portable radios,
:tlt:cl:l iiycl"ine: lac Si,'ve,_ Cornrunic,;itiotls';- feed for teletype in the;,
ccir, so` that lone messages can be transmitted and recorded.
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fl i-lolnies t?ts_.Ctiiiin•tuinicatiotns..G.cittsiiitatit,'.:t tiivef=:city of .ia 1ot'i ti::
i}`yt° .l •ciitntnutiications,
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t:6bert S, c ortl � Commitnic tions y 5ystefi Consttltat)t, ; tniersity
of South Florida, 13Sr 1968.Registered professit nal .1ngiizeer. iti
the Strate of•'P'1..o,rid.i. ,.: Eh- loyet by E Sy,s.teii -s,
Past:perforrnanc_e_of'.:the:.Company - Causeways, °clams and etrosit1
control,"water ,snpp1}y::sys-terns.,,- streets.-aid-.draiitage,, solid waste,
disposals, sanitary sewerage systems,