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Form #: B-52 <br /> 7/18/91 <br /> DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE <br /> REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br /> DEPARTMENT: Civil Defense DATE: September 13, 2017 <br /> STAFF CONTACT: John Drummond PHONE: 935-0031 <br /> A. REQUEST: <br /> Request CIP Funds to replace the County's microwave system at 19 radio sites located around the island. <br /> Estimated cost of new system is $3,000,000. <br /> B. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION (USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS AS NEEDED): <br /> The curent microwave system is used to provide connectivity between the radio sites and the dispatch <br /> centers located in Hilo. The microwave equipment was purchased and installed in 2004 to 2005 and the <br /> manufacturer has notified the county that the equipment is approaching it's end of life, meaning that the <br /> manufacturer will not provide replacement parts after 12/31/2020. We need to begin the process to replace <br /> the system and ideally would complete the project by 12/31/19 to avoid any outages caused by equipment <br /> failure due to lack of parts. This equipment is critical to the operation of the county's public safety radio <br /> system. A microwave outage could disrupt public safety communications over the entire island, putting the <br /> public and our first responders in danger. <br /> SIGNED: DATE: • <br /> 7-- %rs f7 <br /> Depart - ead <br />