anchor Description
This project supports the installation of a communications tower near the Public Safety Radio System (PSRS) equipment shelter to replace the GenOn smokestack as proposed by the vendor. The tower will support the antennas and microwave dishes for the PSRS.
anchorEstimated Schedule
Installation is anticipated to begin in calendar year and be completed in calendar year
anchorCost Change
The cost change reflects a supplemental appropriation in the amount of million to accommodate the recent acceleration of this project to meet the landowner's timeline. There are no other cost changes for
anchor Justification
The Public Safety Radio System (PSRS) has antenna sites located around the County to optimize coverage for all Public Safety workers. One of the sites covers the Dickerson area of the County. The PSRS communication site is located on the GenOn property, which is in the process of shutting down. At the time of planning and construction (years - information was not available about the GenOn location closing. The PSRS antennas and microwave dishes are located at the mark on the smoke stack. For over years, the County has operated at the Dickerson power plant's smoke tower on Martinsburg Road because it was an optimum site for mounting antennas and providing the coverage needed in this portion of the County including the Potomac River. Additionally, the new communications equipment shelter is located at that site as part of the recent activation of the radio system.
anchorFiscal Note
In in Current Revenue: General and in G.O. Bonds was transferred from the Public Safety System Modernization (PSSM) project to this project. supplemental appropriation in G.O. Bonds for
anchorCoordination
Technology and Enterprise Business Solutions (TEBS), Department of General Services