Approval for Fire Department to
Purchase Replacement Mobile
Radios and Accessories
City Council Meeting
April 12, 2022
Scott Westrope, Fire Chief 1
CURRENT
• The Fire Department’s mobile radios are
obsolete (over 15 years old)
• Parts are difficult, if not impossible to obtain
• The current radios are no longer compliant with
industry standards
• P25 – allowing interoperability between
legacy and modern equipment
• FIRESCOPE which dictates statewide OES
mutual aid required radio channel frequency
and capacity
• Radios in use for The Fire Department in response
to emergencies 7 days a week, year round
2 PROPOSED
• Utilize H-GAC Cooperative Agreement to
purchase replacement radios
• Use authorized Measure O funds thru
budget adjustment February 15, 2022.
3 RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended by the Fire and Finance Departments
that the Council, by resolution: 1) approve use of the
Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) Cooperative
Agreement (Contract Number RA05-21) with Motorola
Solutions, Inc. to issue a purchase order for Motorola
radios, equipment, and installation in an amount not to exceed $666,000 to modernize and replace aging radio
systems used by the Fire Department; and 2) authorize the Assistant City Manager to negotiate and execute any
necessary agreement(s) to complete the purchase.
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Questions?