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<br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />~ , <br />~cc <br /> <br />Consultants, Inc. <br /> <br />Consulting Projects <br /> <br />Client: <br /> <br />City of Austin, Texas, Radio Coalition <br /> <br />Mike Simpson <br />Acting Wireless Technology Division Manager <br />City of Austin <br />Radio Communications Office <br />1006 Smith Road <br />Austin, Texas 78721 <br />(512) 927-3209 <br /> <br />Contact: <br /> <br />Project Status: <br /> <br />Open <br /> <br />Development of a County-wide 800 MHz Trunked Radio <br />System Capable of Supporting a Coalition of Agencies <br />Residing Within the City of Austin and Travis County <br /> <br />Project Description: <br /> <br />RCC Consultants, Inc. was retained by the City of Austin and the Austin Radio Coalition to assist in the <br />development of a new County-wide 800 MH~ trunked radio system capable of supporting the participating agencies. <br />The Coalition consists of approximately 40 agencies from both the Public Safety and non-Public Safety sectors, <br />including Capitol Metro, the Transit Authority, and Travis County. The project has been subdivided into three <br />phases, which include: <br />. <br /> <br />. Phase I - Needs Assessment, Conceptual System Design, and Budgetary Cost Estimates <br /> <br />· Phase II - Detail system design, development of specifications for procurement, evaluation of vendor <br />proposals, and vendor selection <br /> <br />· Phase III - Project Implementation, acceptance testing, and cutover to the new system <br /> <br />RCC Consultants and the Coalition of agencies completed a thorough Needs Assessment to identify user <br />requirements for the new system. It is the intent of the Coalition to develop a single shared network that would be <br />capable of meeting the needs of all user agencies, which wiJI collectively operate approximately 8,000 radios at <br />system startup. At the completion of the Needs Assessment process, RCC Consultants worked with Coalition <br />agencies to develop several conceptual solutions and budgetary cost estimates, which were presented to the Austin <br />City Council and Travis County Commissioner's Court for approval. <br /> <br />The City of Austin held a Bond Election in which approximately $40,000,000 was approved for development of the <br />new system. Total funding of the project is $65 miJIion. RCC Consultants assisted the Coalition in developing <br />system specifications and releasing a Request for Proposals. RCC assisted the Austin Radio Coalition in the <br />evaluation of vendor proposals, final selection of a vendor to install the system, and provided contract negotiation <br />assistance. <br /> <br />RCC Consultants, Inc. <br />Selected Projects <br /> <br />Rev, 5/3/00 <br />