March 29, 2024

Sheriff’s office looking to upgrade 911 system

The emergency response services at the Jasper County Law Enforcement Center could soon undergo a significant upgrade.

At Tuesday’s meeting of the Jasper County Board of Supervisors, representatives from CenturyLink will present a resolution on upgrading the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office to the Viper P911 system.

According to the system’s developers, Viper makes handling emergency calls easier, is more efficient, automatically distributes calls to the correct department and has remote deployment capabilities.

The contract is for $115,819.25, with close to $76,000 going toward the product itself and remainder toward installation. If it is approved, the county would have to put $23,163.85 down at signing, $57,909.62 upon delivery and $34,745.77 on the date of acceptance.

In other business, the Secondary Roads Department is looking to acquire a motorgrader, which is a piece of construction equipment used in the construction and maintenance of dirt and gravel roads.

Secondary Roads received three bids on the project. Des Moines-based Murphy Tractor & Equipment Company offered the lowest bid at $203,904, however, Altoona-based Ziegler Cat presented two higher bids, but they both have higher buy back clauses.

Contact Senior Staff Writer Ty Rushing at (641) 792-3121 ext. 6532 or at trushing@newtondailynews.com.