Title
Facilities, a division of the Chief Administrative Office, recommending the Board:
1) Make findings pursuant to Article II, Section 210b(6) of the El Dorado County Charter and in accordance with County Ordinance 3.13.030 (B) that it is appropriate to contract with Sonitrol of Sacramento LLC for maintenance and repair services for security and access control systems because the work requires specialty skills and qualifications not expressly identified in County classifications; and
2) Approve and authorize the Purchasing Agent to sign Amendment II to Agreement 6606 with Sonitrol of Sacramento LLC, increasing the compensation amount by $50,000, for a new compensation amount not to exceed $400,000 for routine security system monitoring, as-needed maintenance and repairs, and emergency repair services related to the security and access control systems at various County-operated facilities, through the remainder of the contract ending June 30, 2025.
FUNDING: Various, as departments have included appropriations for security and access control systems in their respective budgets.
Body
DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
Most County facilities have access control and intrusion alarm equipment that are monitored and maintained by Sonitrol of Sacramento LLC under Agreement 6606 which expires on June 30, 2025. The County pays monthly maintenance fees for this equipment and routine 24/7 monitoring of the intrusion alarms at these County facilities. The current agreement includes provisions that allow the County's Contract Administrator to make necessary changes to the associated monthly service fees when monitoring equipment is added, modified, and upgraded, or when equipment is removed, by sending written notice to Sonitrol of Sacramento LLC.
In 2022, the costs for each fiscal year were estimated at $110,000 annually for all routine and recurring services countywide. As the County has updated security over the last two years, several sites and systems have been added to ...
Click here for full text