CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the award of Bid 18-184, Fire Alarm Monitoring and Maintenance Agreement, to Chicago Metropolitan Fire Prevention Company (CMFP) for an amount not to exceed $643,800 and for a three-year term
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DEPARTMENT: Fire Department
SUBMITTED BY: Mark Puknaitis, Chief
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
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BACKGROUND:
Approximately 1,500 of the 3,000-existing commercial and multi-family fire alarm systems within Naperville are monitored at the City's Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP). Approximately 1,300 fire alarm systems, including those within City-owned buildings, use wireless radio technology to transmit a fire signal to Naperville PSAP and the remaining commercial and multi-family systems are tied to PSAP via telephone lines.
The administration of the fire alarm monitoring program is the responsibility of the Fire Department. Alarm monitoring customers currently pay a monthly rate of $50.38 directly to the City, which recovers hardware and alarm monitoring costs as well as overhead costs to provide the service. Additionally, because the City provides a fire alarm monitoring service, the City does not have to use an outside vendor to monitor City buildings and Naperville Settlement fire alarm and burglar systems. This results in a savings to the City, based on our monthly monitoring rate of $50.38, of approximately $42,300 annually.
The current fire alarm monitoring contract ends on December 31, 2018. In October 2018, the Fire Department issued Bid 18-184 seeking authorized vendors to provide alarm maintenance, radio equipment, and repairs for the Fire Alarm Monitoring Program. The services include providing wireless radio installation, wireless network and all head-end receiving equipment maintenance. Since the vendor will provide direct service to customers on behalf of the City owned life safety program, it is essential that the vendor have the capacity and experience to provide a level of service...
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