Title
Resolution to Approve Amendment of Contract for AAPD In-Car Video Project (NTE $181,500.00/ $351,500.00 total contract) and Increase the Established Project Budget ($196,000.00/$366,000.00 total budget)
Memorandum
Attached resolution seeks authorization to amend and increase the established AAPD In-Car Audio/Video project budget in the amount $181,500.00, including a 10% contingency, with funds available from an AAPD 2009 grant award from the United States Department of Justice Assistance Grant program, to complete installation of the digital systems in the rest of the AAPD fleet and amend the existing contract with L3 Communications to include an additional system component.
AAPD officers encounter many of the same issues found in other local municipalities, policing the Ann Arbor area requires a solution that keeps AAPD personnel in constant contact with command and dispatch staff while providing the ability to effectively capture, store and manage audio and video evidence. The digital In-Car Audio/Video system incorporates high-performance cameras with a wide angle lenses with wireless microphones to accurately record events as they occur, dramatically improving the way that evidence is collected, documented and presented. The digital In-Car Audio/Video system is complemented by a robust support infrastructure providing distributed, wireless evidence collection and tightly controlled records distribution. All system components are specifically designed for the law enforcement environment and are specified to operate in vehicles without compromising officer safety, the safety systems of the vehicle or the previously installed communication systems of the vehicle.
Resolution R-08-382 awarded L3 Communication Mobile-Vision, Inc. a contract, based on , RFP No. 694, for the installation of In-Car Digital Video/Audio System in AAPD vehicles. Based on the per-vehicle pricing in the approved contract and the previously approved budget for the project, si...
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