Preferring a turnkey rather than piecemeal structure and favoring ownership of the core system rather than an ongoing lease arrangement, the Worcester County Commissioners on Tuesday voted to spend $4.8 million on a new radio system with the Harris Corporation of Lynchburg, Va. rather than rival Motorola.
Local vendor Delmarva Two Way Radio’s bid was incomplete, in the county’s estimation, by failing to provide a 15-year operational cost, and therefore unable to be considered.
The Harris bid started with a lump sum of $4.8 million for equipment and associated costs. It allows access to six antenna sites, have a dedicated technician working from the county offices in Snow Hill, replacement radios would be new and the county would own the core, or brain, of the system.
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Interesting. I clearly remember the Worcester County Commissioners saying that the county didn't have enough money to fully fund education. Is this what they've raised county taxes for? What a joke!!
ReplyDeleteThey had no choice, knew it was coming for years. All of Md had to go to new technology due to Feds rearranging the bands that Emergency users could be on and other radio wave users. Plus had to be using a technology that would allow the ability to have multiple emergency agencies from all over the country work together in an emergency. Came from 9/11 research.
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