To: Board of Supervisors
From: Warren Lai, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Report Title: Law Enforcement Training Structure Purchase
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, or designee, to execute a purchase order on behalf of the County with Fire Facilities, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $369,640 for a patented Law Enforcement Training Structure plus shipping for the Contra Costa Office of the Sheriff (Sheriff’s Office) at 11990 Marsh Creek Road, Clayton CA; it is a Custom Painted Series 3000 Residence (S3-R) with galvanized stairs and railings.
FISCAL IMPACT:
An amount not to exceed $369,640 (100% Department funds from the Sheriff’s Office)
BACKGROUND:
This action is to authorize the purchase of a Law Enforcement Training Structure to be located at the Sheriff’s Range at 1190 Marsh Creek Road, Clayton, CA. The construction of this Law Enforcement Training Structure will provide Sheriff’s personnel and the County and regional public safety partners with a specialized training structure to help facilitate training and preparing first responders for a multitude of real-world critical incident scenarios. As the largest law enforcement agency in Contra Costa County, the Sheriff’s Office actively hosts and provides training for other local, state, and federal law enforcement and first responder agencies. The Sheriff’s Office operates the POST (Peace Officers Standards and Training) certified Law Enforcement Training Center as both an agency and a regional training resource. At present, Contra Costa agencies of all disciplines must travel to other counties to obtain the training that this structure will facilitate. A centrally located structure of this type will make it possible for agencies in and around the County to acquire relevant specialized skills on a collaborative, standardized, affordable, and continuing basis.
Funds for the purchase of the Law Enforcement Training Structure are part of a total project budget of $848,000 allocated by the Sheriff’s Office to be paid out of its department funds. Fire Facilities, Inc.’s Series 3000 has multiple patents. It is custom painted, has galvanized stairs and railings, has an artificial smoke distribution system, 6 electrical outlets, a smoke generator, a foundation, and combination breaching doors. Foundation design and permitting are included.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If the Board does not approve the purchase order for the Law Enforcement Training Structure, the County will not be able to provide the unique training opportunities afforded by having such a structure. Lost opportunities would include the ability to provide the County law enforcement personnel and first responders with training to acquire relevant specialized skills on a collaborative, standardized, affordable basis and to host other local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies and first responders in developing skills utilizing such a facility.