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Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Motorola Solutions, Inc, Chicago, Illinois, for the purchase of 176 APX8500 mobile radios and accessories for the Lake County Sheriff's Office (LCSO) in the total cumulative amount of $1,829,365.45.
Staff Summary
* The Sheriff's Office has a need to purchase 176 APX8500 Starcom radios and accessories to replace 156 mobile VHF radios and 20 Starcom radios purchased in 2016.
* The APX8500 Starcom radios enable seamless, inter-operable communications among state, local and federal government users.
* The purchase of 176 APX8500 mobile radios will be financed through Illinois State Contract 37987 - STARCOM 21, IL CMT2028589, a municipal lease program over five years with five annual payments of $365,873.09.
* The anticipated life cycle of the Starcom APX8500 radios is ten years.
* Terms of the arrangement have been modified since presentation to the Technology Committee on November 19, 2025, such that filing of IRS Form 8038-G by Lake County which originated issuance of tax-exempt government bonds pertaining to the municipal lease program is no longer required under the contract.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Sheriff's Office has a need to purchase 176 APX8500 Starcom radios and accessories to replace 156 mobile VHF radios and 20 Starcom radios purchased in 2016; and
WHEREAS, the APX8500 Starcom radios enable seamless, inter-operable communications among state, local and federal government users; and
WHEREAS, the purchase of 176 APX8500 mobile radios will be financed through Illinois State Contract 37987 - STARCOM 21, IL CMT2028589, a municipal lease program over five years with five annual payments of $365,873.09; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 33.115 of the County's Purchasing Ordinance, Cooperative Joint Purchasing Authorized, the County may participate in a cooperative purchasing agreement for the procurement of goods, services, construction, or professional services with one or more public procurement ...
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