Res. No. 132-99-10756RESOLUTION NO.
132-99-10756
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,
FLORIDA,RELATING TO CONTRACTS,
CONCERNING COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT,
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER
INTO A CONTRACT WITH BELLSOUTH MOBILITY
TO PROVIDE WIRELESS (PHONE)SERVICES,AT A
COST NOT TO EXCEED $3,500.00 FOR FISCAL
YEAR 1998/99,AND WITH FUTURE COSTS OF
$9,600.00 FOR FISCAL YEAR 1999/2000,AND
CHARGING THE DISBURSEMENTS TO
"COMMUNICATION TELEPHONE SERVICE NON-
POLICE"ACCOUNT NO.001-2100-519.41-20,AND
"SERVICE &REPAIR COMMUNICATION POLICE"
ACCOUNT NO.001-1910-521.46-30.
WHEREAS,theMayorandCityCommissionoftheCity of SouthMiamihaveidentified
the need for cost-effectiveness inthe City's operations,and;
WHEREAS,entering intoa contract with BellSouth Mobility to provide all of the City's
wireless services ("cellular phone")wouldprovide significant cost savings.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA:
Section 1.The City Manager is hereby authorized to enter intoa contract with Bell
South Mobility to provide all of the City's wirelessphone service needs through September
2000.
Section 2.The contract with BellSouth Mobilityisnotto exceed $3,500.00 forfiscal
year 1998/99,and $9,600.00 forfiscal year 1999/2000.
ihPASSEDANDADOPTEDthis8in day of June.1999.
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READ ANO^cPPROVED ASTO FORM:
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APPROVED:
MAYO
COMMISSION VOTE:4-0
Mayor Robaina:abstained
Vice Mayor Oliveros:Yea
Commissioner Russel1:Yea
Commissioner Feliu:Yea
Commissioner Bethel:Yea
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI
INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO:Mayorand Commission DATE:June 8,1999 ~«_
Shfr V AkFROM:i^fChailes D.Scurr SUBJECT:Agenda Item #&^
I City Manager Commission Meeting,
June 8,1999
AUTHORIZATION OF THE CITY
MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A
CONTRACT WITHBELL SOUTH
MOBILITY FOR CELLULAR
PHONE SERVICES.
The attached resolution seeks approval for the City of South Miami to enter into a contract with
BellSouth Mobility,a BellSouth Company,to provide wireless services ("cellular phones")for
the City.Currently,AT &T Wireless Service provides cellular phones for certain administrative
personnel.
Pursuant to the ongoing effort to reduce the Administration's "overhead cost"and to find more
efficient and cost effective means to manage our operations,the attached resolution would
provide for an estimated cost savings of $5,456.00 each year for wireless services by having
BellSouth Mobility supply the City with allofits cellular needs.
As detailed in the attached memorandum from Public Works,no decrease in service ability will
result from the change over from AT &T Wireless to BellSouth Mobility.Moreover,there will
be the added benefit of BellSouth Mobility being able to offer other City employees with an
opportunity to obtain their own cellular service ata special rate.
The total expenditure would not exceed $3,500.00 for the remaining offiscal year 1998/99 but
the contract would have the future cost of $9,600.00 for next fiscal year 1999/2000 'The
disbursement would come from account No.001-2100-519.41-20 (Communication &Telephone
Service Non-Police)and No.001-1910-521.46-30 (Service &Repairs Communication Police)
respectively.The non-police account currently has a balance of $18,086.00 remaining for fiscal
year 1998/99,and the police account has a remaining balance of $10,879.00 for fiscal year
Attachments
TO:
VIA:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
City of South Miami
Public Works Department
INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Charles D.Scurr
CityManager
Fernando J.Rodrigu
Public Works Director
Orlando G.Martinez de Castrofc/J^'
Deputy Director of Public Works "'"
June 1,1999
Wireless (cellular)phone service
ml2Z 7 mem°randum 1S t0 reP°rt the findings of asurvey we conducted with the sixmajorwirelessphonecompan.es (see page one and two of the survev).After analyzing theesultsitwasobviousthatBel!South Mobility offers the most economical pi JaS the same
time provides numerous amenities in which makes their company cost-effective.
'"f!Be!lS.0Uth,Mobility not only ™cost-effective in their proposed plans but their rates alsomcludeadditionalairminutes,free cellular equipment,first incoming minute toeffl£££discount on a,r time (mobile to mobile),$.,0 aminute for long distance.quTckSffidXemergenciesandacreditrebateforeachnewlineactivated(seepage one and two of the surty"8
^S^tSSSS^rd th£Pr°iected—L—,we took our last monthSouthmStymteTs^en L ."'f ^(AT &T)"nd C°nVerted the Plan usin8 BellPhonep^SSSiSIS ZEZUX£ZS#£&^ualsavmg in the amount of$S,460.10 (without credit rebate).""™*U°f aP™^
Sortt?'HneS,that W°Uld gCt Penalized ($I0-00 a™"<h)^we disconnectS7?f>om M exP'ratI0n da^,but the credit rebate provided by Bel South MoMkv($750.00)would compensate for the additional cost ($230.00)*
^"n*SSJ th£PreSem C°ntraCt With AT &T^6Stablishi^~al services
Cc:Hakeem Oshikoya,Finance Director
'City of Pleasant Living"
BELLSOUTH
MONTHLY
COST
15.00
2)24.95
3)34.95
4)44.95
5)64.95
6)94.95
AIRTIME
(MINUTES)
20/20
100
275
600
800
1200
I)
A)
B)
O
l>)
E)
F)
H)
ADDITIONAL
AMENITIES COST
Unlimited nights and
weekends S4.99 (a),month
Starting at10PM
Roaming charge forlong
distance
First incoming minute Tree
50%discount mobile to
mobile
10*a minute long distance
Provides 3Tree phone for
quick activation during
emergency status
One time credit rebate for
service plans
Amount Free Add.Minutes
1)$25.00 N/A
2)$25.00 N/A
3)540.00 +125 for6 months
4)$75.00 N/A
5)$75.00 +100 for6 months
6)$100.00 +150 fort months
H)No activation Fee
*NOTE:Providefreephone
and amenities
EQUIPMENT
MAKE/MODEL COST
Free
$39 Flip
Upto $99
Ericsson 0DII618
Motorola M70
Others
AT&T
MONTHLY
COST
1)24.99
2)39.99
3)49.99
4)89.99
5)119.99
6)149.99
AIRTIME
MINUTES
100
300
500
600
1000
1400
ADDITIONAL
AMENITIES COST
New activation fee $25.
Additional minutes 20to 321
per minute as determined by
plan.
A)Unlimited nights and
weekends $4.95.
EQUIPMENT
MAKE/MODEL
The start at
COST
$39.99
City of South Miami
CELLULAR PHONE PRICING ANALYSIS
DIGITAL SERVICE PLAN COMPARISON
OMNIPOINT
MONTHLY
COST
1)19.99
2)39.99
3)49.99
4)64.99
5)99.99
6)149.95
AIRTIME
MINUTES
90
300
500
700
1100
1600
ADDITIONAL
AMENITIES COST
A)All calls in the state are
considered local
NOTE:Free caller ID,voice
mail,call waiting and call
forwarding
B)Additional minutes for
above items #
1)22*
2)14*
3)I Iff
4)10*
C)49*longdistanceper
minute
D)$5.00 weekend onlyat1*
per minute
EQUIPMENT
MAKE/MODEL
Erickson CA638
Erickson CF768
Nokia
COST
$49.00
$129.00
$149.00
SPRINT
MONTHLY
COST
1)29.99
2)49.99
3)69.99
4)99.99
AIRTIME
MINUTES
120
400
600
1000
ADDITIONAL
AMENITIES COST
A)Additional minutes for
Items ft:
1)35*
2)30*
3)25*
Note:Freelong distance
Note:Additional charge for
nationwide roaming 69*per
minute or 39*depending onthe
area
B)$4.99 for500 additional
minutes'weekend and
nights plan1 and 2only.
EQUIPMENT
MAKE/MODEL
QC 1920
Sony
Others
COST
$99.99
$149.99
Up to $300
DATE:May 24,1999
Prepared by:Orlando G.Martinez de Castro
NEXTEL
MONTHLY
COST
1)69.95
2)89.95
3)99.95
AIRTIME
MINUTES
600
800
1000
ADDITIONAL
AMENITIES COST
A)12*a minute for group
communication (radio to
radio)
B)VoiceMail$3.00 per
phone unit
C)Textpage 10*per pagefor
messages
D)12*per minute ifyougo
over the minutes in the
plan
Miscellaneous cost and features
A)No roaming charges
B)15*long distance outside
Florida
EQUIPMENT
MAKE/MODEL
Motorola 1390
Motorola 1600
Motorola 11000
COST
$99.00
$199.00
$249.00
PRIMECO
MONTHLY
COST
1)19.99
2)39.99
3)54.99
4)89.99
AIRTIME
MINUTES
150
300
500
1000
ADDITIONAL
AMENITIES COST
A)Weekends
$10.00/1000 minute
or $5.00/300 minutes
B)Additional minutes for
Items #:
1)35*
2)30*
3)25*
4)23*
C)Freelong distance service
in the state of Florida
EQUIPMENT
MAKE/MODEL
They start at
Sincethesixmaincompanieshavedifferentrateprogramswetookthemostsimilarplanofeachcompanyordertomakeatruecomparison.Thefollowingistheresult
ofthesurveythatidentifiesthemostsimilarrateprogram:
COMPANYMONTHLYCOSTAIRTIMEWEEKEND/AFTERHOURSRATE
BELLSOUTH$45.00600$4.99(UNLIMITED)
AT&T$89.99600$4.95(UNLIMITED)
OMNIPOINT$49.99500$5.00(WEEKENDONLYHPER
MINUTE)
SPRINT$49.99500$4.99(500MINUTESADDED)
NEXTEL$69.95600Nooffersatthepresenttime
PRIMECO$54.99500$5.00(300MINUTESONLY)
...
NOTE:BothAT&TWirelessServicesandBellSouthMobilitywereapprovedbytheStateofFloridabiddingprocess(contract#725-330-98-01andbid#56-725-330-00)
whichexpires12/21/99.InthiscomparisonBellSouthMobilitywastheleastexpensiveofthesixcompanies.