Emergency Radio Communications System Upgrade

District: All
Location: City Wide

Project Description: The current 800 MHz emergency radio communications system has been in service since 1998, with the most recent system upgrade in 2007. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has restricted the access to the 800 MHz system, requiring the City to seek expansion in the 700 MHz system. In order to be FCC compliant, the City is required to provide ongoing life-cycle maintenance and upgrades to voice, mobile data, telephone, computer, and
high-speed data exchange to ensure interoperability among public safety personnel within and outside the City of Mesa city limits. Expandability of the current system is also required to respond to the current and future communications needs of the City. Expandability components
include: infrastructure upgrades such as an additional transmitter site, base stations and ancillary equipment to accommodate life-cycle maintenance, including new radio frequencies to improve the radio communication quality for wide area coverage. Replacement of the mobile data system is required due to the notification from the current communications system manufacturer that they will no longer support the current system as of 2012. Replacement of the mobile data system
will include software applications in response to technology improvements as
well as technical support of applications by the software manufacturers.
 

Project Cost: $8,577,739
First Full Year O&M: $309,874
Fiscal Years: 2008/09, 2009/10

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