Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Michael Wentworth, Chief Information Officer, Information Services Department
Subject: Amendment Number 2 to the Agreement with Federal Engineering, Inc. to provide microwave and land mobile radio project management and subject matter expert consulting services
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing a second amendment to the agreement with Federal Engineering, Inc. to provide microwave and land mobile radio project management and subject matter expert consulting services, extending the term through March 27, 2026, and increasing the agreement amount by $133,759.95, for a total amount not to exceed $670,059.95.
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BACKGROUND:
The County of San Mateo's Information Services Department (ISD) operates a countywide, multi-technology public safety radio system utilizing microwave radio, optical fiber, and leased circuits to support critical public safety communications across the County.
Your Board approved an agreement and subsequent amendment with Aviat U.S., Inc. to engineer and implement the Microwave System Upgrade Project for a current term through December 31, 2025, and a current total amount not to exceed $7,970,161.51. Due to the stringent technical requirements of this multi-year project, ISD issued a Request for Proposal on April 8, 2022, to identify a vendor with extensive technical experience, available local personnel, and resources to provide project management and subject matter expert consulting services for the Microwave System Upgrade Project and other Land Mobile Radio projects.
On March 28, 2023, your Board approved an agreement with Federal Engineering, Inc. for these services for the term of March 28, 2023, through June 30, 2025, for a total amount not to exceed $536,300. On June 24, 2025, the parties executed Amendment Number 1 to provide continued consulting services and extend the term through Decem...
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