City of Philadelphia - File #: 090361

• File #: 090361
• Version: 1
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 4/30/2009
• In control: Committee on Public Property and Public Works
• Final action: 6/11/2009
• Title: Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property and the Procurement Commissioner, on behalf of the City, to enter into an agreement with Motorola, Inc., for Motorola to design, build, install, optimize, and maintain facilities and equipment for the upgrade of the City's 800 MHz trunked municipal radio communications system; and authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City, to enter into an agreement for the purpose of financing the lease of equipment, software and related services for the upgrade of the radio communications system with an option to purchase such equipment and software and to enter into an escrow agreement pursuant to the terms of the lease agreement; all under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Clarke

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
6/15/2009	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
6/11/2009	1	CITY COUNCIL	READ
6/11/2009	1	CITY COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	16:0
6/4/2009	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
6/4/2009	0	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
6/4/2009	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
5/26/2009	0	Committee on Public Property and Public Works	HEARING NOTICES SENT
5/26/2009	0	Committee on Public Property and Public Works	HEARING HELD
5/26/2009	0	Committee on Public Property and Public Works	AMENDED
5/26/2009	1	Committee on Public Property and Public Works	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
4/30/2009	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass
4/30/2009	0	CITY COUNCIL	Re-Referred

Title
Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property and the Procurement Commissioner, on behalf of the City, to enter into an agreement with Motorola, Inc., for Motorola to design, build, install, optimize, and maintain facilities and equipment for the upgrade of the City's 800 MHz trunked municipal radio communications system; and authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City, to enter into an agreement for the purpose of financing the lease of equipment, software and related services for the upgrade of the radio communications system with an option to purchase such equipment and software and to enter into an escrow agreement pursuant to the terms of the lease agreement; all under certain terms and conditions.
Body
WHEREAS, the City selected Motorola, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Motorola"), through a competitive process, to furnish, install and fully implement a circuit-based 800 MHz trunked municipal radio communications system for the use of the City, and entered into Contract No. 99-0844 dated June 30, 1999 by and between the City and Motorola for the initial construction of the City's trunked municipal radio system; and

WHEREAS, the City has determined that it is advisable to upgrade the City's existing circuit-based ASTRO 800 MHz trunked municipal radio communications system to an Internet Protocol-based ASTRO 25 IP network; and

WHEREAS, the City has determined that the need to upgrade the City's existing radio communications system exceeds the current funding capacity of the Department of Public Property to fund the purchase of equipment and services associated with the such upgrade; and

WHEREAS, the City has determined that the most prudent course of action is to finance such upgrade by means of an agreement to lease the required equipment and related services; now, therefore

THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. The Commissioner of Public Property and the Procurem...