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Page 9 of 13 <br />City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.org <br />Sales Tax N/A $60,000 <br />Total $3,564,0001 <br />Consolidating these capabilities into a single, integrated platform reduces fragmentation, improves <br />interoperability, and lowers long-term costs, while avoiding the inefficiencies of managing multiple <br />standalone systems. These investments will improve response times, enhance officer and public safety, <br />and integrate aerial assets into a unified real-time and digital evidence system—supporting more efficient, <br />transparent, and modern public safety operations. <br />The City currently expends approximately $231,000 annually for body-worn camera services and a limited <br />drone program. If approved, the proposed agreement would increase annual costs to approximately <br />$712,000; however, it would provide a significantly more robust and fully integrated technology platform. <br />The enhanced system is expected to improve operational efficiency over time through system integration, <br />streamlined workflows, and expanded capabilities, while also strengthening transparency, accountability, <br />and overall protections for the community. <br />The table below outlines the various agreements, and total contract amounts for these services since <br />2020. <br />Agreement Amount Timeframe <br />BWC Agreement $612,604.89 12/2020 – 12/2025 <br />Amendment No. 1 $20,520.00 12/2020 – 12/2025 <br />Taser 10 Agreement $1,586,204.29 06/2025 – 06/2035 <br />Proposed Amendment $3,700,000.00 01/2026 – 08/2031 <br />Total $5,919,329.18 <br />Purchasing Considerations <br />The City’s Purchasing Ordinance requires that equipment and supplies costing more than $100,000 <br />be purchased on the open market on the basis of competitive bidding. The public policy behind this <br />requirement is to maximize pricing benefits and fairness in the process for competitors in <br />the marketplace. Pursuant to Municipal Code Section 2.67.1.A, an allowed alternative process is <br />procurement through a cooperative purchasing program (sometimes known colloquially as <br />“piggybacking”), or <br /> <br />Purchasing goods and services, professional services, and construction of public works projects <br />through contracts, bid award lists, or schedules of others; provided that competitive purchasing <br />procedures reasonably similar to those required in the City, as determined by the City Manager, <br />were employed to create such contracts, bid award lists, or schedules. <br /> <br />This process allows the City to piggyback on the pricing that has been achieved through another public <br />bidding process. The bid pricing for the proposed purchase agreement was secured through Sourcewell, <br />1 To account for potential tax adjustments, minor equipment changes, or implementation related costs during the <br />five-year term, staff recommends authorizing the agreement in an amount not to exceed $3.7 million. <br />9.A. - Page 9 of 197 <br />366