Background/Discussion
On December 19, 2023 two bids were received through the City bidding software, Ion Wave, as follows:
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Communication Innovators, Pleasant Hill, IA
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$165,950.00
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AVI Systems Inc., Eden Prairie, MN
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$290,131.18
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Engineers Estimate (Engineering Technologies Inc.)
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$172,090.00
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The sound system at the Mid-America Center is twenty years old and several repairs have been necessary. The main controller for the system is no longer working and in need of replacement.
Without the permanent building system controller, the built-in speakers for the building cannot be utilized without the risk of damage. Since there is no sound controller, a complete sound system must be rented for each event. The temporary systems is installed and removed each time it is needed.
The project includes the replacement of the non-functioning sound system controller with a new controller for both the arena and the convention center, and additional components needed to integrate the new controllers into the system. This will provide independent operation of the convention center and arena portions of the building and provide redundancy in the system to allow the system to be operated from either the convention center side or the arena side in the event of a component failure.
The total cost of this project is $181,450.00 which includes $15,500.00 for professional services provided by Engineering Technologies Inc. The design for the project was started in FY23 and $7,717.05 of the $15,500.00 for professional services was paid from Facilities Maintenance operating budget. The project is included in the FY24 CIP with funding from General Fund - Gaming.