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Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract, and any necessary documents including any necessary subsequent amendments, with LDV, Inc., of Burlington, WI, dba Wisconsin LDV, Inc., for the purchase of a mobile command center, on the same terms and conditions afforded to the Houston-Galveston Area Council of Governments (HGAC), in a total amount not to exceed $876,703, including taxes and fees. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into a contract with LDV, Inc., for the purchase of a mobile command center, a 2023 Freightliner M2-106 truck, including all needed communication equipment, cabinets, and other accessories. The proposed unit will be used by the Health and Human Services Department (Health Department) and deployed in special events and public health emergencies to serve as the command post for Health Department staff. The mobile unit will be critical in the event of a large-scale emergency, civil unrest, terrorist attack, pandemic, and mutual aid, and will help mitigate effects on the public during these emergencies. The unit will also provide a space for Health Department staff to receive briefings, mobilize operations, and enable close proximity to the Long Beach Fire and Police Department’s mobile command centers during a unified command activation. The cost of the vehicle will be covered by the 2022 Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) grant funds administered by the Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Communications Department (DPEC). The grant award was previously approved by the City Council on May 2, 2023.
The Fleet Services Division of the Financial Management Department researched procurement options for mobile response units and discovered other agencies had completed an open, fair, transparent, and competitive procurement process. The City of Long Beach (City) reviewed the cooperative agreement options and determined that the contract between HGAC and...
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