Legislation Details

File #: ID-8373    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 5/5/2026 In control: County Legislature
On agenda: 5/21/2026 Final action: 5/21/2026
Enactment date: 5/21/2026 Enactment #: 179-26
Title: Sullivan County Sheriff Admin & Jail facility requires fire alarm upgrade due to current system becoming obsolete, and parts being difficult or impossible to procure.
Narrative of Resolution:
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Sullivan County Sheriff Admin & Jail facility requires fire alarm upgrade due to current system becoming obsolete, and parts being difficult or impossible to procure.
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If Resolution requires expenditure of County Funds, provide the following information:
Amount to be authorized by Resolution: $150,000.00
Are funds already budgeted? No
If 'Yes,' specify appropriation code(s): Click or tap here to enter text.
If 'No,' specify proposed source of funds: A1620-213-21-2102
Specify Compliance with Procurement Procedures:
NYS OGS Contract - (Group 77201 - Intelligent Facility and Security Systems & Solutions; Award Number - 23150; FS&S OGS Contract Number - PT68795; NYS Vendor ID - 1000031076)
RESOLUTION INTRODUCED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE TO AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH FIRE SECURITY & SOUND, INC. ("FS & S") TO PROVIDE REPAIR/UPGRADE SERVICES TO THE SOON TO BE OBSOLETE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM AT THE SHERIFF ADMINISTRATION AND JAIL FACILITY.

WHEREAS, the Sullivan County Sheriff Administration and Jail facility has complex fire alarm, sprinkler, and fire suppression systems, all of which require NYS Building Code mandated testing, inspection, and service on prescribed intervals (Fire Alarm: annual; Sprinkler: quarterly; Fire Suppression: semi-annual); and

WHEREAS, these systems are technically specialized and demand servicing which is required to be satisfactory to the product manufacturers; and

WHEREAS, the firm of Fire Security & Sound, Inc., 4 Avis Drive, Suite 110, Latham, NY 12110 was the subcontractor on the Jail construction project which installed these various systems and has intimate knowledge of the equipment, its functions, and locations, and has been performing the Inspection, Testing, & Service, as well as required system maintenance, since the commissioning of the facility; and

WHEREAS, due to the recent need for some significant repair...

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