Title:
Title
Agreement: Council Chambers Audio Video Upgrade
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File ID: 2019-00534
Location
Location: Citywide
Recommendation:
Recommendation
Pass a Motion authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee to award a Non-Professional Service Agreement to Signal Perfection Ltd for the purchase and installation of audio-visual equipment to upgrade the City of Sacramento’s Council Chambers for an amount not-to-exceed $403,673.
Contact: Manuel Martinez, IT Supervisor, (916) 808-8785; Darin Arcolino, IT Operations Manager, (916) 808-0403, Information Technology
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Presenter: None
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1-Description/Analysis
2-Agreement
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: The Council Chamber’s existing presentation and audio video control system has reached its useful life and needs to be upgraded in order to support audio visual presentations and broadcasting functionality of public meetings. The audio video control system upgrade will include converting the video and audio recorders from an analog to a digital format and integration of the High-Definition Multimedia Interface (“HDMI”) on the dais podium and control room touch screen monitors.
A Request for Proposal (P18071011005) process was utilized to identify vendors that provide audio visual upgrade and implementation services. An evaluation team reviewed the three proposals submitted and determined that Signal Perfection’s (“AVI SPL”) proposal was the most responsive proposal that best met the City’s needs. One of the proposals was deemed non-responsive.
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee to execute a professional services agreement with AVI SPL in the amount of $403,673. City Council authorization to execute the agreement is required as the amount of the agreement is greater than $100,000. (Sacramento City Code section 3.56.090.)
Policy Considerations: The recommendations in this report are consistent with the provisions of Sacramento City Code chapter 3.56, Purchasing of Supplies and Services.
Economic Impacts: None.
Environmental Considerations: The report does not constitute a “project” and is therefore exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) (CEQA Guidelines Sections 15061(b)(3);15378(b)(2)).
Sustainability: Under Phase 1 of the City of Sacramento’s Climate Action Plan, all applicable “Green” technology initiatives will be considered prior to the purchase of audio visual equipment and services.
Commission/Committee Action: Not Applicable.
Rationale for Recommendation: This upgrade will allow the City Hall Council Chambers to operate with the highest level of reliability. By upgrading the presentation interfaces, it will allow our citizens, staff, and councilmembers to share presentations using various technological mediums such as laptops, mobile phones, and tablets. Lastly, the replacement of the touch displays will provide the ability to customize the programming to better suit Council and the additional committees, commissions, and boards using the facility.
Financial Considerations: On October 23, 2018, City Council adopted Resolution C2018-1575, that authorized the City Manager or his designee to enter into an Interagency Award Agreement with the Sacramento Metropolitan Cable Television Commission (SCMTC) to receive funding and reimburse the City for the upgrade of the Council Chambers using Public, Educational, and Governmental (PEG) funds. The total cost of the technical upgrade is $403,673, and there is sufficient funding in the Council Chamber/Hearing Room CIP A07001000 (Fund 3702).
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): Signal Perfection, Ltd is an LBE.