MOTOROLA RADIOS - MOD

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

The document is a legislative item for Miami-Dade County, File Number 260295, a Resolution to authorize 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 item was introduced on 2/19/2026, and the Board of County Commissioners amended and passed it on 6/16/2026 by a 12-0 vote, with the amended version 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 was originally established via Resolution No. R-682-22 in the amount of $165,000,000. The requested increase supports 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, beyond the seven-year lifecycle. The vendor is Motorola Solutions, Inc., with a principal address of 500 West Monroe Street, Chicago, IL. The contract expires on August 3, 2027. The document does not state a specific street address, parcel, or acreage for a construction project. The business opportunity is for the supply of Motorola radio equipment, maintenance, and support services under an existing county contract, with specific allocations for MDFR ($26,920,728), MDCR ($21,900,000), and CITD ($12,500,000). Public comment and stakeholder sentiment include Commissioner Cohen Higgins noting a representative of L3Harris stated during public comment that the radios cost $8,000 per unit, while Mr. Palmer stated the cost was $6,400 per unit. Commissioner Gonzalez stated he had held conversations with the Police Benevolent Association (PBA), the Sheriff's Office, MDFRD, and the fire union regarding connectivity of the radio systems. Vice Chairwoman Milian Orbis raised a pricing discrepancy, noting that dividing the Corrections Department's $21.9 million allocation by 2,800 radios resulted in approximately $7,800 per unit, and requested staff to reconcile that with the $6,400 per unit figure. Commissioner Cohen Higgins expressed concern about dependence on a single vendor and requested to see what other municipal governments of similar size paid for comparable equipment. The committee requested that staff determine whether other radios could meet the needs of CITD and Corrections before the matter reached the Board.