That, on the recommendation of the Deputy City Manager, Neighbourhood and Community-Wide Services, the following actions be taken with respect to the staff report, dated October 24, 2023, related to the London Fire Department Single Source Communications Equipment for Next Generation 9-1-1 (SS-2023-239):
a) in accordance with Section 14.4(d) of the Procurement of Goods and Services Policy, Fire Administration BE AUTHORIZED to enter into negotiations with Bramic Creative Business Products Ltd, 1175 Squires Beach Rd, Pickering, ON, L1W 3V3, for a one (1) year contract with one (1) option year for the procurement of Bramic U83 communications workstations for the London Fire Department at a cost of $195,000 CAD (excluding HST);
b) in accordance with Section 14.4(d) of the Procurement of Goods and Services Policy, Fire Administration BE AUTHORIZED to enter into negotiations with L3Harris Technologies Inc., 1025 W. NASA Boulevard, Melbourne, FL 32919, USA, for a one-time procurement of Symphony radio consoles for the London Fire Department at a cost of $320,000 CAD (excluding HST);
c) the approval of a) and b) above BE CONDITIONAL upon The Corporation of the City of London negotiating satisfactory prices, terms, conditions, and entering into a written contract with Bramic Creative Business Products Ltd and L3Harris Technologies Inc. to provide communications equipment to the London Fire Department; and,
d) the Civic Administration BE AUTHORIZED to undertake all the administrative acts that are necessary in connection with the authorization set out in parts a), b), and c) above.