TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: Peter D. Lear, CPA, CGMA, City Manager
TITLE: Approve the utilization of a five-year contract with Omnia(r) Partners through SHI International Corp.("SHI"), (solicited by City of Mesa, Arizona Contract #2018011-02) and one of SHI's International Corp. authorized partners, ProPhoenix for public safety software, support and maintenance for a total cost over a five-year period of $868,274.45.
Recommended Action
Approve the utilization of a five-year contract with Omnia(r) Partners through SHI International Corp.("SHI"), (solicited by City of Mesa, Arizona Contract #2018011-02) and one of SHI's International Corp. authorized partners, ProPhoenix for public safety software, support and maintenance for a total cost over a five-year period of $868,274.45.
Background Information
The North Port Police Department (NPPD) currently utilizes Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) / Records Management System (RMS) software platform owned by Central Square. The software has been in place and used by NPPD since 2005 and is no longer meeting the technology needs of the department.
NPPD went through restructuring in late 2018 with the addition of personnel and reassignments. One area of restructuring was the Information Technology (I.T.) Division. With the restructuring, a review was done of the entire I.T. Division. The review encompassed current technology regarding hardware infrastructure and software suites, along with the overall I.T. budget to determine if funds were being expended in the best interest of the city, as well as the community and whether those funds were meeting the demands, need, and mission of the NPPD. It was determined an updated, more efficient CAD/RMS system is needed.
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