SUBSTITUTE
Purchasing Type: Change Order (CO)
Public Hearing: YES ☐ NO ☒ Department: Purchasing & Contracting
AGENDA ITEM:
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Commission District(s): All
CO - Change Order No. 1 to Contract No. 2000081 Master Services Agreement - Flock Equipment and Services (Multiyear Sole Source): for use by Police Services. This contract consists of the purchase, installation, and service of Flock Safety license plate recognition (LPR) cameras. This request seeks to increase the contract funds and scope of services. The increase in the scope of services primarily includes additional LPR cameras, AI enabled drone first responders, mobile security trailers, comprehensive surveillance cameras, and Flock 911. This request will fund the additional scope of services for ten (10) years and will enhance the County’s existing public safety platform as well as assist in the implementation of the Real-Time Crime Technology Center. Awarded to Flock Group, Inc. Amount Not to Exceed: $18,969,939.00.
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Information Contact: Michelle Butler, Chief Procurement Officer
Phone Number: (404) 687-3581
PURPOSE:
Awarded by the BOC on September 24, 2024 in an amount not to exceed $498,750.00. This contract currently consists of the purchase, installation, and service of 75 Flock Safety LPR cameras. This request seeks to increase the contract funds and scope of services. This request will fund the additional scope of services for ten (10) years and will enhance the County’s existing public safety platform as well as assist in the implementation of the Real-Time Crime Technology Center. The additional scope of services will include, but are not limited to, the provision of: an operating system, additional LPR cameras, drone first responders, mobile security trailers, comprehensive surveillance cameras, gunshot detection, Flock safety NOVA (AI component), Flock 911, community partnership video cameras, as well as installation, customer support, permitting, training, maintenance, and upgrades for the life of the contract and without price increases.
These public safety platform enhancements will not only assist in the implementation of the Real-Time Crime
Technology Center but will also leverage the existing camera footprint to provide an immediate benefit to the citizens. Illustrations of such benefits include:
*current and future integration with other local governments, community improvement districts and homeowner associations within the Flock network;
*monitoring of frequent illegal dumping sites;
*monitoring of crime hotspots;
*enhanced capabilities, information, and response times for live 911 calls;
*increases in situational awareness; and
*decrease in emergency response time
This substitute is submitted to revise the requested increases and various entries and clarify that the additional services included in the Change Order are for a period of 10 years.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
Recommend approval of Change Order No. 1 with:
Flock Group, Inc. dba Flock Safety, 1170 Howell Mill Road, N.W, Atlanta, GA 30318
Amount Not to Exceed: $18,969,939.00
and authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute the change order and all associated documents
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
1. Contract Effective Date: September 24, 2024
2. Amount Spent to Date: $273,750.00
3. Funding: Police (PS)