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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC97-055 Trimble(975550RECOMMLATIONFORPURCHASEOFGPS.QUIPMENTTheBoardofCountyCommissionershasapproveda$60,000budgetforthepurchaseofthreeGPSreceiversforEagleCounty.BecauseofrecentadvancementsintechnologyandstandardsofGPSequipment,thecostandthetypeofequipmentcurrentlybeingmarketedallowsforthepurchaseofonlytworeceiverswithinthebudget.ForacostcomparisononGPSequipment,thefivemostfrequentlyusedvendorsforthisareawereaskedtodemonstratetheirequipmentandprepareabidforatworeceiverdualfrequencyandathreereceiverdualfrequencysystem.Theresultsareasfollows:PRICECOMPARISONCOMPANY2RECEIVERSWITH3RECEIVERSWITHRADIOLICENSERADIOLICENSEGeotronics$51,500.00$76,500.00Sokida$52,410.80$71,250.94Trimble$56,428.00$77,166.20Leica$57,628.00$80,831.00Ashtech$66,950.00$105,673.00EQUIPMENTCOMPARISONDESIREDEQUIPMENTATTRIBUTESCOMPANYDTMCOGOSTAKINGCAPABILITIESRADIOSMEMORYWARRANTYTRAINNGGeotronicsNoNo1Base1.8MB1year2days1RoverSokkiawith$1000Good1Base3MB1year3daysupgrade1RoverTrimbleYesFair1Base4MB1year9days1Rover1RepeaterLeicaNoFair1Base2MB1year5days1RoverAshtechYesGood1Base3MB1year7days1Rover CEVALUATIONCGEOTRONICSGeotronicsEquipmentwasnotselectedforthefollowingreasons:1.ItisnotcapableofloadingandstakingfromaDTM.Thisfeatureisdesirableandwouldbeusedextensivelyinourworksupportingthelandfillandourmajorroadprojects.2.ItdoesnothaveanyCOGOcapabilitiesinitssoftware.COGOcapabilityisneeded.3.Thetrainingtimeforthistypeofequipmentseemslowcomparedtoothervendors.4.Memoryproposedisinsufficientforcountyandadditionalmemorywouldhavetobeacquired.LEICALeicawasnotselectedforthefollowingreasons:1.ItisnotcapableofloadingandstakingfromaDTM.Thisfeatureisdesirableandwouldbeusedextensivelyinourworksupportingthelandfillandourmajorroadprojects.2.Pricefortheamountofdatastoragememory.ASHTECHAshtechwasnotselectedforthefollowingreasons:1.Thepricefortheirnewequipmentishighincomparisontotheothervendorswithcomparableequipment.SOKKIASokkiawasnotselectedforthefollowingreasons:1.ItdoesnothavethecapabilityofloadingandstakingfromaDIMwithouta$1000upgrade.2.Thetrainingtimeforthistypeofequipmentseemslow.3.$okkiadoesnotbuildtheirownequipment.ItisbuiltbyAshtech.TRIMBLEIwouldrecommendtheTrimbleGPSpackageforthefollowingreasons:1.TrimblehasbeentheinnovatorofmanyGP$products.2.Trimbleistheonlyvendorwho,whenaskedforaturn-keypackage,hadtheinsighttoincludearepeaterradio,whichinmountainousterraincouldbevital.3.fromconversationswithotherusersofTrimble,suchasJohnson,Kunkel&Associates,Inc.andUSFishandWildlife,thesystemworksverywell.4.Trimblehasincludedasuperiortrainingprogram. STAFFRECOMMEN1ACANCWiththecapabilitiesandfeaturesTrimblehas,theamountoftraining,theinclusionoftherepeaterradio,andcompleteturn-keypackage,IbelieveTrimbleisthebestvalueforthedollarsspent.ItisrecommendedthattwoGPSreceiversbepurchasednow,andthattherequirementforthethirdreceiverbeevaluatedandpossiblybudgetedforinthe199$budget.Recommended:Recommended:PeterT.Sulmeisters,SurveyorGeorgeJ.Roussos,CountyEngineerApproved: