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REPORT
CORPORATE SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Meeting:
COUNCIL
Date:
June 27, 2005
Report #:
COD-040-05
File#_
By-law #
Subject:
CriSys Limited Fire Dispatch System
Recommendations:
It is respectfully recommended to Council the following:
1. THAT Report COD-040-05 be received;
2. THAT a Purchase Order be issued to CriSys Limited in the amount of $42,013.00 for the
software and hardware upgrade of the existing Fire Dispatch System;
3. THAT the funds be provided from the Corporate Services Information Technology
Computer account #110-16-162-81610-7401 as provided in the 2005 Corporate
Services Capital Budget;
4. THAT Purchasing By-law #94-129, Paragraph 5. Item 5.04 be waived for this
transaction; and
5. THAT the attached By-law marked Schedule "A" authorizing the Mayor and the Clerk to
execute the necessary agreement be approved.
Submitted by:
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Director of Emergency & Fire Services
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Franklin Wu,
Chief Administrative Officer
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REPORT NO.: COD.Q40.QS
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BACKGROUND AND COMMENT
The existing CriSys Dispatch system was purchased in the Fall of 1999 and has reached the
point where it will no longer be supported by the supplier. It is therefore recommended that an
upgrade to CriSys Xpert Fire Dispatching software and hardware be purchased for the following
reasons:
1. The present day CriSys application runs on the QNX operation system. Support for this
version of the operating system has come to an end (January 2004) from the supplier.
CriSys has been supporting the major functionality of the operating system and will
continue to do so until all clients are moved to Xpert Fire.
2. CriSys has been searching the market for QNX compatible video cards, network cards,
hubs and routers, printers and monitors. With the newer technology coming out in all
these areas, the QNX operating system does not support the products and the older
devices are no longer supported or available. As these older system parts start to fail,
CriSys are unable to find replacements as they are "end of life". Up until now, staff had
been sourcing the market and buying up as many of these items to support the client
base but this is no longer possible, hence the move to Xpert Fire.
3. Moving to Xpert Fire will provide a new product, which takes full advantage of the
features and tools offered by a standard database and operating system such as Linux.
4. Moving to a new dispatching product supplier would prove to be very costly versus doing
the upgrade.
The Director of Finance has reviewed the funding requirements and concurs with the
recommendation. Queries with respect to department needs, specifications, etc., should be
referred to the Director of Emergency & Fire Services.
CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON
40 TEMPERANCE STREET, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO L 1C 3A6 T(905)623-3379 F (905)623-4169
Schedule "A"
THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON
BY-LAW 2005-
Being a By-law to authorize a contract between the
Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington and Crisys
Limited, Markham, Ontario, to enter into agreement for the
upgrade of software and hardware for the existing Fire
Dispatch system..
THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON HEREBY ENACTS AS
FOLLOWS:
1. THAT the Mayor and Clerk are hereby authorized to execute, on behalf of the
Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington and seal with the Corporation Seal, a
contract between Crisys Limited, Markham, Ontario, and said Corporation; and
2. THAT the contract attached hereto as Schedule "A" form part of this By-law.
By-law read a first and second time this day of
,2005.
By-law read a third time and finally passed this
day of
,2005.
John Mutton, Mayor
Patti L. Barrie, Municipal Clerk