Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1) Review and accept the findings and guidance of the previously selected consultant’s reports/supplements as described above. 2) Guide the involved agencies (TCSO, TCPW, and other county-level departments such as Social and Health Services) in the creation of a Radio Advisory Committee whose purpose is to develop and approve financial, technical, and operational recommendations for the planning, deployment, and sustainment of the countywide LMR system envisioned in the “Alternatives and Recommended Solution Report”. 3) Prepare a more detailed Project Plan for presentation to and approval by the Radio Advisory Committee. a. The Project Plan is to describe actionable steps; including goals, tasks, deliverables, assumptions, and timeframes; for the Radio Advisor Committee to take over the next 3-5 years to achieve the countywide LMR system. b. The Project Plan is to be inclusive of activities related to funding, procurement, deployment, staffing/contracting, transition to operations, and ongoing maintenance/support. 4) Complete the above-listed tasks in ways that are sensitive to and accommodating of the political, financial, and cultural environments of the involved agencies and of Tehama County. It will be important for the selected consultant to understand that the involved agencies operate in a County that is largely rural and agricultural but that also has important cities and critical resources related to transportation and recreation.
