STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance and Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: December 9, 2020
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Office of Procurement Services
EXECUTIVE: Elizabeth Reich
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SUBJECT
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Authorize a three-year service price agreement, with two one-year renewal options, for onsite certified broadcast engineering services for the Office of Arts and Culture - Broadcast Works, GP, LLC, only proposer - Estimated amount of $142,400 - Financing: Municipal Radio Fund
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BACKGROUND
This action does not encumber funds; the purpose of a service price agreement is to establish firm pricing for services, for a specific term, which are ordered on an as needed basis according to annual budgetary appropriations. The estimated amount is intended as guidance rather than a cap on spending under the agreement, so that actual need combined with the amount budgeted will determine the amount spent under this agreement.
This service price agreement will provide for onsite certified broadcast engineering services for the Office of Arts and Culture for the commercially licensed radio station, WRR.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requires that the designated radio station chief operator operates the station within strict operational broadcast guidelines. WRR has utilized the services of professional broadcast engineering companies to ensure compliance with these requirements. This professional broadcast engineering service contractor is responsible for: FCC engineering monitoring, daily technical operations, equipment repairs and maintenance, weekly inspections, calibration of the transmitter(s), and monitoring and metering systems. The station does not have an engineer on staff and can realize cost savings through hiring a contract as opposed to hiring a full time engineer.
A five-member committee from the following departments reviewed and evaluated the qualifications:
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