Title
Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Motorola Solutions, Inc, Chicago, Illinois, for the purchase of 183 APX N70 7/800 Model 4.5 & 58 APX NEXT All-Band Model 4.5 portable radios and accessories for the Lake County Emergency Management Agency (LCEMA) under the County Administrator's Office in the total cumulative amount of $2,268,642.48.
Staff Summary
* LCEMA has a need to purchase 183 APX N70 & 58 APX NEXT Starcom radios and accessories to replace the 202 APX 6000 radios that are currently being used and adding an additional 39 radios due to staff growth since 2016.
* This purchase allows for collaborative planning, training and response efforts with all key stakeholders and creates a radio cache to be reserved for trainings, exercises, or emergency situations when needed.
* The purchase of 183 APX N70 & 58 APX NEXT portable 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 $453,728.50, in accordance with the attached agreement.
* The anticipated life cycle of the Starcom APX N70 and APX NEXT 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 Lake County Emergency Management Agency (LCEMA) has a need to purchase 183 APX N70 & 58 APX NEXT Starcom radios and accessories to replace the 202 APX 6000 radios that are currently being used and adding an additional 39 radios due to staff growth since 2016; and
WHEREAS, this purchase allows for collaborative planning, training and response efforts with all key stakeholders and creates a radio cache to be reserved for trainings, exercises, or emergency situations when needed.
WHEREAS, the pur...
Click here for full text