4.7. SR 12-21-1998 - Laserfiche WebLink

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The total cost for Stratus would be: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) Hardware- $22,750.00 Maintenance - $11,340.00 or $945.00 per month Software- $53,500.00 E -Mail, would be the same, (if ordered) $10,000 MDC for squad use, 10 cars @ $10,000.00 per car = $100,000.00 Total costs: $197,590.00 Applied for grant: $70,000.00 Final cost: $127,590.00 There is a significant difference in maintenance per month between the two companies. We would actually see savings of $308.00 per month with the Vision system. CDPD (Cellular Digital Packet Data) does however require a cellular link between the computer and the car. There is a set fee per car of $50.00 per month or $500.00 for the ten cars. Taking into fact the maintenance savings, we would be paying approximately $192.00 a month more a month for our service needs. If Anoka County does not allow us to use their message switch, we would have to pay an additional $31,900 to allow use to use the mobile applications. This would bring the vision cost up to $146,769.00. We also have to decide how to approach the issue of records conversion. Getting at least some of our current data over to the new system is essential and must be done. There are several ways this can be done. St. Cloud and Apple Valley will be the first two departments to covert records. They are both waiting for final bids on the conversion itself. It would appear however in taking to a number of departments, that conversion will be less than $20,000 a department - possibly much less. The exact cost is difficult to predict without soliciting bids once the software purchase is approved. CONCLUSION: If Anoka County allows us to use their message system, Vision is a far better deal. Even if they don't, the cost is well worth it as Vision is a far superior company and offers a much better product for the money.