11/27/1978 Board of Public Works Minutes

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5 REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 27, 1978 and egress to the property and to ease traffic and parking congestion in the area. There will be no new curb cuts required on either Mishawaka Avenue or Thirty - Fourth Street and the development will be aesthetically compatible with the surrounding neighborhood. Mr. Gibson noted that the bank will pave the north -south alley adjacent to the proposed vacated alley. There were no property owners present to remonstrate against the petition and no written remon- strances were filed with the Board. Upon motion made by Mr. Mullen, seconded by Mr. Brunner and carried, the Vacation Resolution was confirmed and the Board directed that an.Assessment Roll be prepared. POLICE RADIO BID ACCEPTED Police Chief Michael C. Borkowski submitted to the Board the following recommendation: "As a result of the last meeting with your Board, a meeting of the vendors, the Legal Department, the Bureau of Communications and the Police Department representatives was held at 2:00 P.M. on November 16, 1978. That meeting was in the Legal Department Conference Room. A review of the.- specifications written and the bids of the vendors resulted in,general agreement over the objection of Motorola that the three bids acceptable were: 1. Motorola "Universal" MX 330 @ $1,440.00 2. Meade Electric GE -PE @ 1,110.00 3. R.C.A. Tac -Tec @ 946.25 It is now the opinion of the B the Police Department that the a needed accessory item bid by unit for each unit at an added to be added to the cost of the That figure still being lowest ureau of Communications and R.C.A. bid is lowest. However, R.C.A. of a separate charger cost of $52.00 each requested unit prices, or now $998.25 each. would then meet our needs. We, therefore, recommend awarding the bid to R.C.A. for 21 portable radios,and chargers at a total cost of $20,963.25. Respectfully submitted, s/ Michael C. Borkowski Chief of Police if Upon motion made by Mr. Mullen, seconded by Mr. Brunner and carried, the recommendation was approved and the bid of R.C.A. accepted. Mr. Mullen noted receipt of the following letter from Meade Electric Company: "We, at Meade Electric, are pleased to quote to the Board of Public Works for the Police Department, twenty -one Portable Transceivers which are 1000 compatible with existing equipment. We know that as per your bid sheet specifications, you intended for this new equipment to be compatible with all of the existing system. The equipment will fit the auto chargers, desk chargers, gang chargers and all the portable microphone/ speaker accessories you now have. I 0