HomeMy WebLinkAbout033916 RES - 05/05/2026Resolution authorizing the purchase of two replacement radio
dispatch console systems, equipment, and software licenses from
Dailey and Wells Communications, Inc., of San Antonio, for
$129,697.16 to be utilized for MetroCom dispatching services by the
Corpus Christi Police Department, with FY 2026 funding of $129,697.16
from the MetroCom Fund.
WHEREAS, the Corpus Christi Police Department's MetroCom unit needs to
replace two radio dispatch consoles and related equipment that have reached the end of
their service life, such items being necessary for continued field communication services;
WHEREAS, State law provides that such procurements, as outlined above, are
subject to statutory procurement requirements, including competitive bids, unless an
exception applies;
WHEREAS, there is a statutory exception for this procurement in Local
Government Code, Section 252.022(a)(2), as this purchase is necessary to preserve or
protect the public health and safety of the municipality's residents;
WHEREAS, there is also a statutory exception for this procurement in Local
Government Code, Section 252.022(a)(7)(A), as this purchase is available from only one
source due to patents, copyrights, secret processes, or natural monopolies; and
WHEREAS, there is also a statutory exception for this procurement in Local
Government Code, Section 252.022(a)(7)(D), as this purchase consists of captive
replacement parts or components for equipment; therefore,
Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas:
Section 1. The City Council specifically finds that the foregoing statements included in
the preamble of this resolution are true and correct and adopts such findings for all intents
and purposes related to the authorization of this procurement.
Section 2. The City Manager, or his designee, is authorized to execute all documents
necessary to purchase two dispatch consoles, equipment, and software licenses from
Dailey and Wells Communications, Inc., for $129,697.16, with FY 2026 funding from the
MetroCom Fund.
PASSED AND APPROVED on the day of i ° \P` , 2026.
Paulette Guajardo, Mayor
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Rebecca Huerta, Cit Sec
retary
cretary
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SCANNED
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS
(City Charter Article IV, Sections 7 & 8)
I, the Director of the Finance & Procurement Department of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas (or his/her
duly authorized representative), hereby certify to the City Council and other appropriate officers that the
money required for the current fiscal year's portion of the contract, agreement, obligation or
expenditure described above is in the Treasury to the credit of the Fund specified above, from which it is
to be drawn, and has not been appropriated for any other purpose. Future payments are subject to
annual appropriation by the City Council.
City Council Action Date: May 5, 2026 Legistar Number: 26-0422
Agenda Item: Resolution authorizing the purchase of two replacement radio dispatch console
systems, equipment, and software licenses from Dailey and Wells Communications, Inc., of San
Antonio, for $129,697.16 to be utilized for MetroCom dispatching services by the Corpus Christi
Police Department, with FY 2026 funding of $129,697.16 from the MetroCom Fund.
Amount Required:(Amount to be Certified) $129,697.16
Fund Name
Accounting
Unit
Account No.
Activity No.
Amount
MetroCom
1048-29-11800
520100
N/A
$129,697.16
Total
$129,697.16(
❑ Certification Not Required
Director of f e Finance & Procurement Department
Date: