Q.1 Who is getting radios?
A. If you are a municipal responder in the County and City your agency has been allocated a number of radios (portables, mobiles and control station(s)). If you are an agency of county government and have radios the same holds true for you. If your unit of local government signed a Letter of Concurrence with the County that allowed the county to license your frequencies, your unit of local government will also receive radios as a replacement for existing radios.
Q.2 I want to buy more radios what should I do?
A. First check with your team leader regarding the planned number of radios your agency is expected to receive. If you cannot locate that person, contact the 911 Office at 435-7911 or contact the project manager at 727-9137. If you know the number of radios, type and model number you wish to purchase, contact Sean Sparks or Ms. Lucy Howard at the 911 center and advise either one of them regarding your intent. All radios must become part of the OCICS network, programmed and be registered if the radio is to work when we go on line.
Secondly, all radios that are going on the network must be logged into the County’s asset management system. Details regarding the specification and feature sets will be posted on the OCICS web site. You should start the budgetary process now for radios to be purchased in early 2009.
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Q.3 Is there a way to save money?
A. Yes, our contract with Motorola has a provision that we buy additional radios under a bulk purchase order before the end of June 2009. If your agency can wait, the county will send Motorola a bulk order, which in turn will benefit you with additional savings.
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Q.4 What type of radio should I plan on budgeting and for how much?
A. If you can wait until we are ready for the bulk purchase order, you will have the opportunity to be part of that process which will provide you with an additional discounted price over the NYS Contract Price. If you need to purchase radios now, you can do so anytime under the existing NYS Contract. The type of radio you should purchase if you are a first responder for Police the trunked mount mobile Motorola XTL2500 or the Motorola XTS2500 portable radio. Fire and EMS agencies have the dash mount XTL2500. Trunked mounted radios with labor (programming and installation) will cost around $3,800, dash mounted radios will cost $3,600. XTS2500 portables will run about $3,000. If you are not a first responder, the Motorola mobile dash mount radio will cost around $2,500 for the (XTL1500) and the portable radio (XTS1500) will run $1,500. Please check with your team lead before you make a purchasing decision.
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Q.5 Am I expected to pay directly for additional radios?
A. Yes, your agency must plan to pay for the additional radios, installation costs under the bulk purchase plan, and additional cost must be added if you choose the two-year express service, which is a radio warranty. The County cannot assume responsibility for your direct costs.
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Q.6 What is the timeline for this project?
A. If everything goes according to schedule, test and acceptance will start later this year on a portion of the system. The balance of the system will be fully tested in the first part of 2009 with the expectation that all first responder units will be changed over by mid 2009. You will be advised as to actual dates when they are defined.
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Q.7 How will we be kept appraised of the transition process?
A. The team lead charged with managing your area will keep you advised through e-mails, our web site, or scheduled meetings. Detailed schedules regarding the transition from the old legacy system to the new will be provided to you at the appropriate time. This will include training and the replacement of radios. |
