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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Action Agenda
Item No VZd
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: March 23, 1993
SUBJECT: Bid Award - Cedar Grove Communications Tower
DEPARTMENT Emergency Management/ PUBLIC HEARING YES NO X
Purchasing
ATTACHMENT(S) INFORMATION CONTACT
Bid Tabulation Nick Waters, ext 3030
Pam Jones, ext 2650
TELEPHONE NUMBER
Hillsborough 732-8181
Chapel Hill 968-4501
Mebane 227-2031
Durham 688-7331
PURPOSE: To consider awarding a bid for the installation of a 170 foot
self-supporting tower at Cedar Grove Fire Station #2 .
BACKGROUND: At the May 19, 1992 meeting of the Orange County Board of
Commissioners, staff and representatives of the Orange County Chiefs '
Council presented a report on plans to improve radio coverage for
emergency services in Orange County. The plan involved the
installation of a set of "voting receivers" , communications equipment
that would eliminate various radio "deadspots" that exist in parts of
the County with existing radio equipment. The plan also involved
construction of three self-supporting towers at Cedar Grove Station #2 ,
White Cross VFD, and the Glen Lennox Fire Station in Chapel Hill.
Staff have since submitted a request to the Federal Communications
Commission for allocation of additional radio frequencies that would be
used for repeaters for fire department communications. If this request
is approved, the County would be able to achieve a lower cost solution
to the radio coverage problems for the fire services than that
contemplated in the May 1992 report. Nevertheless, the Cedar Grove
communications tower is still needed to enhance communications coverage
in the northern end of the County for EMS and other services. If the
FCC request is denied, staff would plan to solicit proposals for the
other two towers at a later date.
Bids were solicited based on specifications developed by County staff
for a turnkey project that included site preparation, construction of a
foundation, and erection of a new 170 ' self-supporting tower at Cedar
Grove Station #2 . Proposals were solicited from twelve firms.
Proposals were received from two firms, as indicated in the attached
proposal. Towercom, Inc. of Raleigh, NC submitted the lowest
responsible proposal at a delivered and installed cost of $30,430.
Funds for this work have already been budgeted in the County
Communications System Capital Project.
RECOMMENDATION(S) : The Manager recommends that the Board award the bid
to Towercom, Inc. at a cost of $30,430.
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