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Three-Year Term Contract for the Replacement of TOPAZ Radio Site Batteries for the Communications Department (Citywide)
This contract will provide Valve-Regulated Lead Acid (VRLA) batteries that keep the TOPAZ Voice Radio Network operational during commercial power outages until the emergency generator provides power to the site. The batteries will be replaced over the next three fiscal years. The batteries recommended for purchase have a ten-year full (non-prorated) warranty.
Communications and Purchasing recommend awarding the contract to the lowest priced, responsive and responsible bidder, NGH Power Systems, Inc.: Fiscal Year (FY) 14/15, at $39,705.52; FY 15/16, at $52,940.70; and FY 16/17, at $39,705.53; based on estimated requirements. The combined total award is $132,351.75. As the Administrative Manager for the TRWC, Mesa currently funds about 74% of the operation of the TRWC, and the other members reimburse the City for the remaining 26% of the operations of the TRWC.