CITY OF FAIRFIELD
RESOLUTION NO. 2025-05
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO PURCHASE AND INSTALL WIRELESS DEVICES AND
AUTOMATIC VEHICLE ANNOUNCEMENT SYSTEM EQUIPMENT FOR TRANSIT BUSES
WHEREAS, the City of Fairfield entered into a pilot program with Swiftly, Inc. (Swiftly) and Hanover Displays, Inc. (Hanover) in 2023, as approved by Resolution 2023-102; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to expand that pilot program to the entire fleet of transit veh icles in revenue service; and
WHEREAS, the City of Fairfield solicited quotes for the purchase of 29 wireless devices for its transit buses; and
WHEREAS, RCN Technologies (RCN) submitted a responsive quote to the solicitation; and
WHEREAS, RCN was determined to have the capability to manage this purchase agreement for 29 wireless devices; and
WHEREAS, the contract contains an information security record that would reveal vulnerabilities to, or otherwise increase the potential for an attack on, an information technology system of the City of Fairfield (Government Code 7929.210); and
WHEREAS, the City i dentified destination signs and the automatic vehicle annunciation (AVA) system provided by Hanover as the uniform standard in Fairfield’s transit vehicles , as approved by Resolution 2019-196; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to enter into an agreement with Hanover to install all new or repurposed wireless devices and purchase and install Hanover AVA equipment.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRFIELD HEREBY RESOLVES:
Section 1. The city manager is hereby authorized and directed to execute a purchase order with RCN for a total amount of $104,342.82.
Section 2. The city manager is hereby authorized to execute and administer amendments with RCN in the amount of 10% ($10,434.28) of the $104,342.82 purchase amount for a total not-to- exceed amount of $114,777.10.
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Section 3. The city manager is hereby authorized to execute a contractor services agreement with Hanover for the purchase and installation of new AVA system equipment for a total amount of $123,435.
Section 4. The city manager is hereby authorized to execute and administer amendments with Hanover in the amount of $31,875 if it becomes necessary to purchase replacement display screens for a total not-to-exceed amount of $155,310.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 21st day of January 2025, by the following vote:
AYES: MEMBERS: MOY/BERTANI/CARR/PANDURO/SANDHU/TONNESEN/WILLIAMS NOES: MEMBERS: _________________________________________________ ABSENT: MEMBERS: _________________________________________________ ABSTAIN: MEMBERS: _________________________________________________
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MAYOR
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK