MOTOROLA RADIOS - MOD

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

Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners approved an amended resolution authorizing an additional expenditure of $61,320,728.00 for Contract No. D-10253, Motorola Public Safety Radios and Capital Infrastructure. This brings the total modified contract amount to $121,320,728.00. The funds are for multiple county departments, including Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department (MDFR), Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation Department (MDCR), and Communications, Information and Technology Department (CITD), to upgrade critical communications infrastructure. MDCR requires replacement of approximately 2,800 aging radios that are nearly 17 years old, exceeding their seven-year useful life. MDFR's allocation supports phases one and two of the Integrated Command and Communications Center (IC3), system operations, maintenance, and equipment purchases. CITD's allocation supports the Premier One Computer-Aided Dispatch system. The contract was initially approved in 2022 for $165,000,000. During the legislative process, concerns were raised regarding the cost per radio, the timeline for MDCR's radio replacement, and the reliance on a single vendor. Public comment included a representative from L3Harris stating radios cost $8,000 per unit, which was later clarified by staff to be $6,400 per unit for Motorola radios, with further discussion on the pricing and functionality compared to other vendors. Commissioners requested staff to determine if other radios could meet the needs of CITD and MDCR at a lower cost.