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Approval of Budget Ordinance Amendment No.21BCC000080 Appropriating $194,207.63 of Debt Service Fund Fund Balance to replace X-Ray Machines and Metal Detectors in the Courthouse and Detention Facility and Approval of Contract with Point Security, Inc.
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Date of BOCC Meeting: March 8, 2021
Request for Board Action:
Agenda Text
The Board is requested to approve Budget Ordinance Amendment No. 21BCC000080 appropriating $194,207.63 of Debt Service Fund Fund Balance to complete the purchase of four X-ray machines and seven metal detectors at the Durham County Courthouse and Durham County Detention Facility. The Board is also requested to approve a contract with Point Security Inc. in the amount of $258,940.84 for the purchase and installation of the X-ray machines and metal detectors and authorize the County Manager to execute the contract. The remaining funds needed to cover the cost of the contract - $64,733.21 - will come from a grant provided to the Sheriff's Office by Global Tel Link Corporation (GTL). Approval of the GTL Grant is addressed in Agenda Item #20-0645.
The Sheriff's Office is in process of replacing four X-ray machines and seven metal detectors located in the Durham County Courthouse and the Durham County Detention Facility. Two of the four X-ray machines are inoperable. The other two were replaced in 2017 and are now approaching the end of their life-cycle replacement. All seven of the walk-through metal detectors have been in operation since 2010 and require replacement.
These assets are critical to the safety of those detained inside the detention facility and the staff responsible for their care and custody. In conjunction, this request will also support the safety and security of the general public while conducting business at the courthouse, as well as 11 other elected officials based here in Durham.
Alignment with Strategic Plan: This request support the County's Strategic Goal 3: Safe Community
Resource Persons: Da...
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