MOTOROLA RADIOS - MOD

Board of County Commissioners · 2026-06-16 · resolution

Resolution authorizing additional expenditure authority of $61,320,728.00 for a total modified contract amount of $121,320,728.00 for Contract No. D-10253, Motorola Public Safety Radios and Capital Infrastructure, for multiple County departments. The contract was established via Resolution No. R-682-22 in the amount of $165,000,000. The requested increase supports communications infrastructure upgrades for the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department (MDFR), Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation Department (MDCR), and Communications, Information and Technology Department (CITD). MDCR requires replacement of approximately 2,800 aging radios that are almost 17 years old, exceeding the lifecycle of seven years. The item was amended and passed by the Board of County Commissioners on 6/16/2026 by a vote of 12-0, and assigned Resolution No. R-539-26. The Intergovernmental and Economic Impact Committee forwarded it to the BCC with a favorable recommendation on 3/11/2026. The contract expires on August 3, 2027. The vendor is Motorola Solutions, Inc. at 500 West Monroe Street, Chicago, IL. The cost per radio was stated as $6,400 per unit by Mr. Palmer, though Vice Chairwoman Milian Orbis noted a discrepancy with a figure of approximately $7,800 per unit based on the $21.9 million allocation divided by 2,800 radios. Public comment included a representative of L3Harris stating radios cost $8,000 per unit. Concerns raised by commissioners included dependence on a single vendor, pricing, and the delay in providing radios to Corrections. Commissioner Cohen Higgins requested to see what other municipal governments of similar size paid for comparable equipment. The contract has an existing cumulative allocation of $60,000,000. The requested increase is based on departments' anticipated contract utilization. The impact is countywide.