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InyoCounty MRA Info

 Inyo County and Mobile Relay Associates NEXEDGE System. 

Info to get your NXDN scanners searching and ready for the change over.

Each repeater is located at a different mountain top location in the Eastern Sierra area.
This includes the following sites and areas:

  • Inyo County Sheriff Office - town area
  • El Paso Peak – covering the Ridgecrest area
  • Cerro Gordo – covering the Long Pine, Cartago, Grant and Olancha areas
  • Mazourka Peak – covering the Independence, Lone Pine, Big Pine and Bishop areas
  • Rogers Peak – covering Panamint, Panamint Springs, Death Valley, Badwater, Ashford Mills, Beatty Junction, Lane Mill and many areas of the SE portion of Inyo County
  • Ibex Peak – covering Highway 127 from Barstow to Shoshone and Highway 178 heading into Death Valley and portions of the Chicago Valley.
  • Silver Peak – covering Bishop, Big Pine, US395 from Manzanar to Mammoth and US6 from Bishop heading north to almost the Nevada border.
  • Conway Summit -
  • Mammoth Lakes -
  • Casa Diablo -


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FCC Callsign: WRKJ821 (Mobile Relay Associates, LLC)
Site: INYO COUNTY SHERIFF - Independence, INYO, CA
451.0375 - FB8 -
451.7000 - FB8 -
452.2500 - FB8 -
452.6250 - FB8 -
453.0125 - FB8 -
https://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=4373969
https://www.radioreference.com/db/fcc/callsign/WRKJ821

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FCC Callsign: WRBQ914 (MOBILE RELAY ASSOCIATES, LLC)
Site: Cerro Gordo - Keeler, INYO, CA
451.4250 - FB8 -
451.6000 - FB8 -
452.2625 - FB8 -
452.3375 - FB8 -
452.44375 - FB8 -
https://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=4049412
https://www.radioreference.com/db/fcc/callsign/WRBQ914

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FCC Callsign: WQXR281 (Mobile Relay Associates, LLC)
Site: Mazourka Peak - Independence, INYO, CA
460.9750 - FB8 - ADDED December 9, 2021 -
461.4750 - FB8 - ADDED December 9, 2021 -
462.1750 - FB8 - ADDED December 9, 2021 -
463.2125 - FB8 - ADDED December 9, 2021 -
463.45625 - FB8 -
463.46875 - FB8 -
463.50625 - FB8 -
463.55625 - FB8 -
https://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=3812312
https://www.radioreference.com/db/fcc/callsign/WQXR281

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FCC Callsign: WQXR456 (Mobile Relay Associates, LLC)
Site: El Paso Peak - Inyokern, KERN, CA
451.79375 - FB8 -
452.33125 - FB8 -
461.0750 - FB8 -
462.4250 - FB8 -
https://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=3812911
https://www.radioreference.com/db/fcc/callsign/WQXR456
https://mra-raycom.com/other-sites/radio-tower-site-el-paso-peak-inyokern-kern-county-california/

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FCC Callsign: WQXI380 (Mobile Relay Associates, LLC)
Site: IBEX PEAK - RENOVILLE, SAN BERNARDINO, CA
451.3500 - FB8 -
451.4500 - FB8 -
451.5000 - FB8 -
451.7000 - FB8 -
451.9250 - FB8 -
451.9875 - FB8 -
452.0500 - FB8 -
452.1000 - FB8 -
452.2625 - FB8 -
452.3500 - FB8 -
452.3625 - FB8 -
452.8500 - FB8 -
https://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=3790077
https://www.radioreference.com/db/fcc/callsign/WQXI380
https://mra-raycom.com/other-sites/radio-tower-site-ibex-peak-renoville-san-bernardino-county-california/

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FCC Callsign: WRCY794 (MOBILE RELAY ASSOCIATES, LLC)
Site: Casa Diablo - Tom's Place, MONO, CA
463.3875 - FB8 -
463.7125 - FB8 -
464.3000 - FB8 -
464.4000 - FB8 -
464.9500 - FB8 -
https://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=4128651
https://www.radioreference.com/db/fcc/callsign/WRCY794

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FCC Callsign: WRDC420 (MOBILE RELAY ASSOCIATES, LLC)
Site: Conway Summit - Mono City, MONO, CA
461.559375 - FB8 -
461.562500 - FB8 -
461.565625 - FB8 -
461.884375 - FB8 -
461.887500 - FB8 -
461.890625 - FB8 -
461.984375 - FB8 -
461.987500 - FB8 -
461.990625 - FB8 -
463.459375 - FB8 -
463.462500 - FB8 -
463.465625 - FB8 -
https://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=4138085
https://www.radioreference.com/db/fcc/callsign/WRDC420

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FCC Callsign: WQYV902 (Mobile Relay Associates, LLC)
Site: Mammoth Mountain - Mammoth Lakes, MONO, CA
452.4750 - FB8 -
461.471875 - FB8 -
461.4750 - FB8 -
461.478125 - FB8 -
462.2500 - FB6 -
463.2875 - FB6 -
463.56875 - FB8 -
463.58125 - FB8 -
463.6000 - FB8 -
463.796875 - FB8 -
463.8000 - FB8 -
463.803125 - FB8 -
464.071875 - FB8 -
464.0750 - FB8 -
464.078125 - FB8 -
464.8875 - FB6 -
https://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=3887992
https://www.radioreference.com/db/fcc/callsign/WQYV902

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Others in the area:
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FCC Callsign: WRJK870 (Mobile Relay Associates, LLC)
Site: Roger's Peak - PANAMINT, INYO, CA
461.5250 - FB8 -
461.7000 - FB8 -
461.9125 - FB8 -
462.1000 - FB8 -
463.3000 - FB8 -
https://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=4333374
https://www.radioreference.com/db/fcc/callsign/WRJK870
https://mra-raycom.com/other-sites/radio-tower-site-rogers-peak-harrisburg-inyo-county-california/
https://mra-raycom.com/other-sites/northern-california/radio-tower-site-rogers-peak-panamint-valley-inyo-county-california/

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FCC Callsign: WRCY785 (MOBILE RELAY ASSOCIATES, LLC)
Site: SILVER PEAK - Bishop, INYO, CA
462.3250 - FB8 -
462.4750 - FB8 -
463.2375 - FB8 -
463.7875 - FB8 -
464.7750 - FB8 -
https://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=4128638
https://www.radioreference.com/db/fcc/callsign/WRCY785
https://mra-raycom.com/other-sites/northern-california/radio-tower-site-silver-peak-bishop-inyo-county-california/

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FCC Callsign: WRNQ297 (Mobile Relay Associates, LLC) - (New License August,2021)
Radio Service:    YG: Industrial/Business Pool, Trunked
Site: Park Village WT - PARK VILLAGE, INYO, CA
461.1250 - FB8 -
461.4125 - FB8 -
461.6375 - FB8 -
461.9375 - FB8 -
462.1750 - FB8 -
https://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=4484390
https://www.radioreference.com/db/fcc/callsign/WRNQ297

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FCC Callsign: WQYB821 (MOBILE RELAY ASSOCIATES, LLC)
Site: LINCOLN PEAK - MAMMOTH LAKES, MONO, CA
461.518750 - FB8 -
461.621875 - FB8 -
461.625000 - FB8 -
461.628125 - FB8 -
462.168750 - FB8 -
463.312500 - FB6 -
463.434375 - FB8 -
463.437500 - FB8 -
463.440625 - FB8 -
463.746875 - FB8 -
463.750000 - FB8 -
463.753125 - FB8 -
463.931250 - FB8 -
464.312500 - FB6 -
464.684375 - FB8 -
464.687500 - FB8 -
464.690625 - FB8 -
464.706250 - FB8 -
https://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=3838528
https://www.radioreference.com/db/fcc/callsign/WQYB821

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WRNX516 - Mobile Relay Associates, LLC
Radio Service:    YG - Industrial/Business Pool, Trunked
09/07/2021 License Issued - (NEW)
Site: Leviathan Peak - Topaz Lake, CA ALPINE County
461.5625 - FB8 -
461.9375 - FB8 -
463.6125 - FB8 -
463.7125 - FB8 -
463.7375 - FB8 -
https://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=4495683
https://www.radioreference.com/db/fcc/callsign/WRNX516
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WROM312 - Mobile Relay Associates, LLC
11/03/2021     License Issued - (NEW)
Site: Shoshone SS - Shoshone, CA INYO County
451.1125 - FB8 -
451.5500 - FB8 -
452.1250 - FB8 -
452.5250 - FB8 -
452.7000 - FB8 -
https://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=4518993
https://www.radioreference.com/db/fcc/callsign/WROM312
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WROM734 - Mobile Relay Associates, LLC
11/05/2021     License Issued - (NEW)
Site: SLATE - VALLEY WELLS, CA INYO County
461.3875 - FB8 -
461.9750 - FB8 -
463.2375 - FB8 -
463.5875 - FB8 -
464.6875 - FB8 -
https://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=4519943
https://www.radioreference.com/db/fcc/callsign/WROM734
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WROU200 - Mobile Relay Associates, LLC
12/08/2021 License Issued - (NEW)
Radio Service: YG - Industrial/Business Pool, Trunked
Site: 18.4 MI NW, FURNACE CREEK, CA INYO County
451.4750 - FB8 -
451.7000 - FB8 -
451.9250 - FB8 -
452.2250 - FB8 -
452.7000 - FB8 -
https://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=4531057
https://www.radioreference.com/db/fcc/callsign/WROU200
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WRQL726 - Mobile Relay Associates, LLC
05/03/2022     License Issued - (NEW)
Radio Service: YG - Industrial/Business Pool, Trunked
LOS ANGELES AQUEDUCT ROAD - LITTLE LAKE, CA INYO County
461.3750 - FB8 -
461.6625 - FB8 -
462.0750 - FB8 -
463.7125 - FB8 -
464.7375 - FB8 -
174 N. Main St - BISHOP, CA INYO County
461.5375 - FB8 -
461.9625 - FB8 -
462.1375 - FB8 -
463.3625 - FB8 -
464.7625 - FB8 -
HAIWEE RADIO HILL - OLANCHA, CA INYO County
451.0500 - FB8 -
451.2625 - FB8 -
451.5750 - FB8 -
452.0750 - FB8 -
452.7250 - FB8 -
https://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=4596427
https://www.radioreference.com/db/fcc/callsign/WRQL726
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Reminder: Don’t forget to search the 454.xxxxx range for any system frequencies.
Sometime the site Control Channel frequency and Voice frequency can be found in the 454.xxxxx range.
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Last Update: May 10, 2022

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INFO about the MRA System:
It has been a long road starting in 2017 when MRA purchased the new Kenwood Gen II NEXEDGE system to upgrade our radio system.  
MRA completed the last of the changeovers with customers and the tower sites on Wednesday, June 9, 2021.  
MRA decided to purchase the Gen II system because it offered significantly enhanced features that would provide numerous benefits to MRA customers who use the system and provide MRA as system owners with additional flexibility and management benefits.
https://mra-raycom.com/articles/the-nexedge-generation-ii-system/

MRA Sites Info:
https://mra-raycom.com/other-sites/california/

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County of Inyo Board of Supervisors - Agenda July 20, 2021.

PDF Pages: 3 and 185-207
https://www.inyocounty.us/sites/default/files/2021-07/20210720AgendaPacket.pdf

18. Sheriff - Request Board:
A) approve Amendment No. 1 to the contract between the County of Inyo and Mobile Relay Associates, Inc. of Paramount, amending the Scope of Work to increase the monthly service contract amount by $31,800 and increase the number of radios from 150 to 250 at $26.50 per radio, per month, contingent upon the Board's approval of future budgets;
B) authorize purchase of additional radios and equipment for various departments in the amount of $77,848, per Quotation No. 116002818 from Mobile Relay Associates, Inc.;
C) approve the contract by and between the County of Inyo and Mobile Relay Associates, Inc. for the Radio Tower Upgrade and Installation Project from July 20, 2021 to December 31, 2021 in the amount of $186,990, contingent upon the Board's approval of the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Budget; and
D) authorize the Chairperson to sign, contingent upon all appropriate signatures being obtained.

Sheriff
DEPARTMENTAL - ACTION REQUIRED
MEETING: July 20, 2021
FROM: Jared Sparks
SUBJECT: Amendment to Mobile Relay Associates, Inc. Contract

RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Request Board:

A. approve Amendment No. 1 to the contract between the County of Inyo and Mobile Relay Associates, Inc. of Paramount, amending the Scope of Work to increase the monthly service contract amount by $31,800 and increase the number of radios from 150 to 250 at $26.50 per radio, per month, contingent upon the Board's approval of future budgets;

B. authorize purchase of additional radios and equipment for various departments in the amount of $77,848, per Quotation No. 116002818 from Mobile Relay Associates, Inc.;

C. approve the contract by and between the County of Inyo and Mobile Relay Associates, Inc. for the Radio Tower Upgrade and Installation Project from July 20, 2021 to December 31, 2021 in the amount of $186,990, contingent upon the Board's approval of the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Budget; and

D. authorize the Chairperson to sign, contingent upon all appropriate signatures being obtained.

SUMMARY/JUSTIFICATION:
Inyo County currently communicates on a decades old radio system that consists of mountain top radio repeater sites, handheld and mobile radios, and a dispatching console. Our county, with its mountainous terrain and expansive square mileage, presents unique and costly radio system design challenges that require us to utilize many mountain top repeaters, as well as radio and microwave links to transmit radio signals to the far reaches of our boundaries.

In recent years, especially in recent months, we have seen the performance and reliability of our current radio system in drastic decline. Our current radio technicians do not believe our current system will make to the end of the year before a catastrophic, complete, system failure occurs. We currently do not have reliable or acceptable performance radio communication with our deputies in the Desert beat or the Tecopa Volunteer Fire Department. Recently there have been numerous, multiple-week, outages where our current radio system has been down in the desert leaving deputies, fire and ambulance service with no means of communication to be dispatched to calls or contact Dispatch for help. Our current microwave system has been unreliable and offering poor performance. Additionally, we have been plagued with system outages at our Silver Peak repeater station which covers the northern part of the county including Bishop and Round Valley. Repairs and service calls to radio technicians have been costly and occurring almost weekly.

Your Board, approved a contract with Mobile Relay Associates (MRA), to provide two-way radio service to the County. Since that approval, MRA has installed a radio repeater at the Sheriffs Administrative Building, further increasing the MRA network coverage in the Owens Valley.

Additionally, the Sheriff’s Office has deployed handheld and mobile radios to the resident deputies in Death Valley. Historically, the Sheriff’s Office has struggled to provide solid two-way radio communication between our Death Valley assets and the Sheriffs Dispatch Center. The end user feedback on MRA radio network performance and reliability from the resident deputies has been exceptional.

The Sheriff’s Office has also deployed several handheld and mobile radios to deputies assigned throughout the Owens Valley. The Owens Valley end users have also been impressed with capabilities of the MRA system.

With your Board's approval, the Sheriff’s Office seeks to continue to the next phase of this project. The next phase of the project includes purchase and installation of dispatching consoles that are compatible with both the MRA system and our legacy VHF system. It is still our intention to continue to use two channels of the legacy VHF system, one for dispatching county fire assets and one to use as a county back up radio channel. Also included in this phase, is the purchase and installation of mobile radios for the Sheriff's Office, Probation Office and Southern Inyo Fire Protection District. This phase also includes the purchase of portable radios for the Probation Office, and District Attorney's Office.

An upcoming phase will also refresh remaining legacy VHF equipment at mountain top sites, including the transition from the Tecopa microwave link to an IP link to improve reliability.

Completion of this phase will allow the County to begin taking excess repeater sites down, discontinue use of the State microwave link and reduce currently high repair costs.
With the completion of this phase, the County will need to increase monthly radio service subscriptions from 150 (current contract) to up to 250 at $26.50 per radio, per month (up to $6,625.00 per month max total) to accommodate the addition of Probation, District Attorney's Office and Southern Inyo Fire Protection District.
These monthly expenses will be budgeted in the Sheriff's Budget with an offsetting revenue from the Criminal Justice-Realignment Budget for the Probation and District Attorney radios and an offsetting revenue from HHS for the Southern Inyo Fire Protection District radios.

With a sole-source agreement between Inyo County and MRA, we would utilize an all-inclusive, full-service, modern radio solution that could easily be scaled county wide. As the system takes the place of the County's existing radio infrastructure, significant cost savings will be recognized through out the County as repeater leases and maintenance will no longer be necessary.

BACKGROUND/HISTORY OF BOARD ACTIONS:

ALTERNATIVES AND CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Your Board could choose to deny this amendment. Staff does not support this option. The County's numerous radio systems and Sheriff Dispatch are antiquated, losing reliability/failing and need to be replaced urgently. The sole-source authorization to purchase and contract increase with new dispatch consoles would fully switch the Sheriff's Office, Probation, District Attorney's Office and Southern Inyo Fire Protection District to the UHF trunked radio system. This would make the County ready to bring other departments on board when they are ready. The majority of this purchase is a one-time cost that, while not cheap, is far less then the alternative of the County purchasing their own multi-million dollar radio system.

OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
HHS
Probation
District Attorney's Office

FINANCING:
This project will be budgeted in the Sheriff General Budget (022700) as follows:
$186,990 in Construction in Progress (5700); and $77,848 in Office and Other Equipment (5232), with an offsetting revenue in the amount of $264,838 in Intra County Charges (4821) from the Criminal Justice-Realignment Budget (023002) in the next fiscal year, and the additional $31,800 in the Sheriff's Budget (022700) in Office, Space and Site Rental (5291).

ATTACHMENTS:
1. Mobile Relay Assoc. Sole Source Contract
2. MRA Contract Amendment 1
3. MRA Quote for Radios/Install
4. Radio Tower Upgrade and Installation Contract with MRA

APPROVALS:
Riannah Reade Created/Initiated - 4/19/2021
Darcy Ellis Approved - 4/20/2021
Riannah Reade Approved - 5/20/2021
Denelle Carrington Approved - 5/25/2021
Marshall Rudolph Approved - 7/9/2021
Aaron Holmberg Approved - 7/9/2021
Amy Shepherd Approved - 7/12/2021
Jeffrey Hollowell Final Approval - 7/12/2021

In the Rooms of the Board of Supervisors
County of Inyo, State of California
I, HEREBY CERTIFY, that at a meeting of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Inyo, State of California, held in their rooms at the County Administrative Center in Independence on the 16th day of March 2021 an order was duly made and entered as follows:
Sheriff - Mobile Relay Associates
Sole-Source Contract

Moved by Supervisor Pucci and seconded by Supervisor Roeser to:
A) declare Mobile Relay Associates, LLC of Paramount, CA a sole-source supplier of two-way radios/programming, and service provider for a UHF trunked radio system; B) approve contract with Mobile Relay Associates, LLC for their services of providing a UHF trunked radio system for the period of March 9,2021 through March 9,2024 in an amount not to exceed $26.50 per radio, per month, for access on their system, contingent upon adoption of future budgets; and C) authorize the Sheriff or designee to sign, contingent upon all appropriate signatures being obtained. Motion carried unanimously.
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REPEATER AGREEMENT
Mobile Relay Associates. lnc. hereinafter called Company, agrees to furnish the non-exclusive use of the below described station to the undersigned Customer for the full term and amount stated below, and in consideration thereof. Customer agrees to make the full number of payments at the number and amounts stated herein, commencing on the date Company makes the station available.

SPECIAL PROVISIONS
This station will operate under a special use permit from the U.S. Forest Service. The permit fee is currently 5% of the annual amount or a minimum of $30.00/year. The permit fee is subject to change by the U.S.F.S. and will be added to the contract amount.

Airtime billing will include minutes per month (averaged over the entire radio system) in the base rate. Airtime in excess of that allowance will be billed at - cents per minute. Transmissions will be monitored from 7 A.M. to 7 P.M. Monday thru Friday. Unlimited Business transmissions will be allowed at other hours at no additional charge.

Other: See attached "Scope of Work for Inyo County"

TERMS OF PAYMENT:
All payments will be in advance for the services at the rate stated below.
Monthly Rate: $3,975
Security: Waived
Connection Fee: Waived
Base No. Units: 150
Rate if Base No. Units Exceeded: $26.50 per unit per month

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Scope Of Work For Inyo County
Services provided by MOBILE RELAY ASSOCIATES, LLC ("MRA")

RECEITALS:

1. MRA desires to provide for the lease of its Diga-Talk NEXEDGE Digital Network and to ensure queue priority for Inyo County's use thereof; to provide maintenance services required by Inyo County, all on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. MRA represents that it is a professional consultant, experienced in providing the foregoing services to public clients, is licensed in the State of California, and is familiar with the plans of Inyo County.

2. Inyo County desires to engage MRA to provide the use of the MRA Diga-Talk NEXEDGE
Digital Network and to render maintenance and related services for Inyo County as set
forth herein.

3. The MRA Diga-Talk NEXEDGE Digital Network shall provide the proper radio communications for Inyo County. The network consists of each site, its frequencies, repeaters, wiring, back-up generator and/or battery system, and power sources to keep the site online in a power outage and a sufficient length thereafter; and any other required equipment parts related to each site.

Now therefore, the parties agree as follows which terms shall supersede any standard provision of the MRA repeater agreement. ln case of conflict, this document shall prevail:

1. MRA agrees to add complete sites, at MRA's expense, to areas where handheld radio coverage is inadequate and towns/populations justify it and so long as Inyo County provides the space for the site free of rent.

2. County of Inyo requires the highest queue of any user of the NEXEDGE Diga-Talk Network, so that Inyo County shall have priority network access at all times.

3. "Call Contention" is defined in this scope of work as any situation where network resources are inadequate, thus providing for Inyo County to be denied access to the network. This service shall be used by law enforcement and fire department for public safety llrst responders" as well as non-emergency services (such as road maintenance, animal control, vector control, etc.). lt is essential to public safety operations that the Inyo County avoid a call contention situation. MRA shall provide the highest queue priority on the NEXEDGE Digital Trunking system to Inyo County first responders. MRA shall keep Inyo County on the highest priority level and notify Inyo County immediately in writing if there are plans that would impact Inyo County's exclusive highest priority level for all calls regarding police and fire. MRA must provide Inyo County a minimum fifteen (15 days) notice in writing prior to making any system change that would compromise the first responder use of the Diga-Talk Network.

4. MRA shall monitor channel utilization and evaluate when Inyo County requires additional channels. lf Inyo County notifies MRA of "interference" or "Call Contention" MRA will investigate and discuss findings with Inyo County before any action is agreed upon.

5. MRA and Inyo County will communicate about radio operations, number of channels, any possible communication access delays experienced by Inyo County users no less than on a quarterly basis.

6. MRA agrees to install network equipment at Rogers Peak if County provides the opportunity using the County's existing contract at the site, and to render maintenance and related services for Inyo County.

7. MRA agrees to provide a 24/7 point of contact to report system outage.

8. MRA agrees to a maximum of a 4-hour response time to start diagnosing any network issue under all circumstances. MRA shall be on-site to county facilities and/or the failed tower site tower site within 24 hours, subject to the ability of MRA to obtain access to the site. A total system outage will require a 2-hour response time to start diagnosing the problem.

9. MRA shall minimally include Conway Summit, Mammoth Lakes, Casa Diablo, Mazourka Peak, Inyo County Offices, Cerro Gordo, El Paso Peak and lbex Pass as a minimum coverage footprint. MRA shall provide service access to the for all radios on the Nevada/Rebel network. MRA does not control the Nevada/Rebel network until such time as it is merged in the future with the MRA network and cannot guarantee performance of that network.

10. MRA agrees that sites for use by Inyo County on the Diga-Talk Network minimally include Casa Diablo, Mazourka Peak, Inyo County Offices, Cerro Gordo, El Paso Peak and lbex Pass have at least a secondary lP backup (such as a cellular modem or other method of maintaining a backup circuit). Compliance with this requirement can take up to 6 months after start of this contract.

11. MRA can use the County of Inyo's Mazourka solar building for installation of a site with the following terms:

a. MRA pays any fee increase to our lease due to the addition of their equipment.

b. MRA follows FCC and Forest Service rules and regulations.

c. MRA is liable to fix any damage to the building and/or solar equipment batteries that is related to anything installed by MRA.

d. MRA will not hold county liable for anything that happens to MRA's equipment at the site. County will not be responsible for any incurred liabilities for MRA equipment or employees at the site.

e. MRA maintains/services/keeps working including necessary parts, the county's solar system/batteries to an acceptable level to power our two repeaters. MRA can use the remainder of any available power/system.

f. MRA is not responsible to repair the building or replace the solar system or its components that are subject to damage from outside sources such as vandalism, theft or acts of God not related to anything installed by MRA. MRA shall perform all acts within its abilities to facilitate repair under such circumstances but cannot be held responsible for such items.

g. If MRA separates from being an Inyo County's radio provider, MRA will remove their equipment at the County's request and the prior agreement will be terminated with at least 90 day notice to be given.

12. MRA to provide flat/fixed subscription rate of $26.50 per month, per radio billed monthly for radios active on the network.

a. MRA will delete non-active radios on the network at the County's request with 3O-days notice.

b. MRA will extend the same subscription rates we pay, for Inyo County public safety partners (local fire departments and/or City of Bishop Police) that we add later to our account or if they become a separate customer.

c. MRA will not increase the subscription rate during the period of the contract per the terms of the MRA agreement section v.


13. MRA guarantees that the Diga-Talk Network will be compatible with Kenwood 15-bit built-in encryption, DES 56-bit encryption or AES 256-bit encryption for all talk groups and radios. Some Kenwood radios require a hardware module that needs to be installed in the radio and some Kenwood radios require an encryption key at an additional cost for DES or AES encryption.

14. MRA agrees to provide access to 3 simplex channels that are FCC licensed at least throughout Inyo County for use where there is no network coverage.

15. MRA agrees to provide adequate number of talk-groups for the County at least up to five (5) for 150 subscriber radios and at least up to 15 talk-groups for 300 subscriber radios.

* Amend TERMS OF PAYMENT as follows:
Monthly rate changes from $3975 per month to $6625 per month and number of base units changes from 150-250.

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CONTRACT BY AND BETWEEN
THE COUNTY OF INYO
         and
MOBILE RELAY ASSOCIATES, INC., CONTRACTOR
        for the
RADIO TOWER UPGRADE AND INSTALLATION PROJECT

THIS CONTRACT is awarded by the COUNTY OF INYO to CONTRACTOR on and made and entered into effective, ____07/20___________, 2021___, by and between the COUNTY OF INYO, a political subdivision of the State of California, (hereinafter referred to as "COUNTY"), and Mobile Relay Associates, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as “CONTRACTOR”), for the construction or removal of the RADIO TOWER UPGRADE AND INSTALLATION PROJECT (hereinafter referred to as "PROJECT"), which parties agree, for and in consideration of the mutual promises, as follows:

1. SERVICES TO BE PERFORMED. CONTRACTOR shall furnish, at his/her own expense, all labor, materials, methods, processes, implements, tools, machinery, equipment, transportation, permits, services, utilities, and all other items, and related functions and otherwise
shall perform all work necessary or appurtenant to construct the Project in accordance with the Scope of Work contained within Attachment 3 within the Time for Completion set forth for: Title: RADIO TOWER UPGRADE AND INSTALLATION PROJECT

2. TIME OF COMPLETION. Project work shall begin within __60__ calendar days after full execution of the Contract by all parties and shall continue until all requested services are completed. Said services shall be completed no later than 12/31/2021.

3. PAYMENT/CONSIDERATION. For the performance of all such work, COUNTY shall pay to CONTRACTOR for said work the total amount of: one hundred eighty-six thousand nine hundred eighty-eight dollars and thirty-one cents ($186,988.31). Invoicing to be net 30 days after job is substantially complete and accepted. The parties anticipate that there may be a few features that take some time to implement due to complexity. In such a case, CONTRACTOR will invoice for the work completed and accepted in lieu of the entire job until the job is complete.

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AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF INYO AND MOBILE RELAY ASSOCIATES, INC.
FOR THE RADIO TOWER UPGRADE AND INSTALLATION PROJECT

TERM:
FROM: 07/20/2021 TO: 12/31/2021

SCOPE OF WORK

MRA/Raycom will perform the following work for Inyo County:

a. Replacement of repeater equipment at various mountain top locations. Inyo county requested to replace their older Motorola radio equipment with newer state of the art Kenwood repeaters.

1. Each repeater is located at a different mountain top location in the Eastern Sierra area. This includes the following sites and areas:

i. El Paso Peak – covering the Ridgecrest area

ii. Cerro Gordo – covering the Long Pine, Cartago, Grant and Olancha areas

iii. Mazourka Peak – covering the Independence, Lone Pine, Big Pine and Bishop areas

iv. Rogers Peak – covering Panamint, Panamint Springs, Death Valley, Badwater, Ashford Mills, Beatty Junction, Lane Mill and many areas of the SE portion of Inyo County

v. Ibex Peak – covering Highway 127 from Barstow to Shoshone and Highway 178 heading into Death Valley and portions of the Chicago Valley.

vi. Silver Peak – covering Bishop, Big Pine, US395 from Manzanar to Mammoth and US6 from Bishop heading north to almost the Nevada border.

2. Equipment will be programmed and tested prior to delivery to the site to replace the site equipment.

3. Equipment will be installed at each site replacing the existing repeater with a new repeater and reusing the existing antenna and feed line unless our tests indicate that there is something wrong with the antenna system at which time we will attempt to repair the problem. If the problem requires replacement of an antenna or feedline or we do not have the parts with us to perform the repair, we will return another day to perform the repair. Cable and/or antenna replacement will be performed professionally. Cables will be properly installed and clamped down. The use of proper grounding techniques will be used and lightning arrestors will be installed as appropriate if replacement is required. One site per day is currently planned.

4. Only the repeater will be replaced at each site except for El Paso Peak which will be moved to a different building. The new antenna and cable will be installed at the new building. After that is accomplished, we will install the new repeater. Afterward, the duplexer will be removed from the old site and moved to the new site. New cables will be used if the existing cables are too short, have the incorrect connectors or is of inferior quality necessitating replacement. Estimated downtime for the site will be a maximum of 30 minutes.

5. Invoicing to be net 30 days after installation is complete and acceptance of the work provided all sites are accessible and we are not prevented from finishing the job due to circumstances beyond our control. In such case, we will invoice for the work completed and accepted.

b. Replacement of dispatch consoles in the main dispatch center at 550 Clay Street in Independence, Ca. The following is the procedure that we plan to follow:

1. A temporary dispatch will be set up to facilitate changeout of the existing console system so that there is a way to dispatch even if the existing console is out of service.

2. The new dispatch console consists of two positions and a server. The new server will be set up while the existing console is still working.

3. The new dispatch positions will be set up and connected to the server while the existing console is still in service. Console configurations are software controlled and will be configured to the desires of dispatch to the maximum extent possible.

4. Dispatch will be changed over to the temporary dispatch equipment that was set up earlier in the process.

5. After the new console hardware is configured and operational, the existing console will be removed and replaced with the new hardware.

6. The new console equipment will be moved into its permanent position while dispatch is using the temporary dispatch equipment.

7. The new console will be connected and activated while dispatch continues to use the temporary dispatch equipment.

8. After the new equipment is in place and operational, dispatch will be switched over to the new console.

9. Provided everything appears to be fully functional, the temporary dispatch will be removed.

10. Invoicing to be net 30 days after job is substantially complete and accepted. There may be a few features that take some time to implement due to complexity. In such a case, we will invoice for the work completed and accepted in lieu of the entire job until the job is complete.

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June 15, 2021 - Agenda
Sheriff - Request Board ratify and approve payments to Mobile Relay Associates of Paramount, CA in a total amount not to exceed $22,814.23
SUBJECT: Ratify and approve payments to MRA for radio project


SUMMARY/JUSTIFICATION:
On March 16, 2021 your Board approved Mobile Relay Associates, LLC of Paramount, CA as a sole-source supplier of two-way radios/programming and service provider for a UHF trunked radio system. The batteries and accessories purchased through Mobile Relay are needed for the two-way radios and the UHF trunked radio system.
https://www.inyocounty.us/sites/default/files/2021-06/20210615AgendaPacket_0.pdf

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April 6, 2021 -

Sheriff - Request Board: A) declare Mobile Relay Associates of Paramount, CA the successful bidder for seventy-eight (78) Kenwood NX5300K3 portable radios per Bid No. 2021-02; and B) authorize the purchase of seventy-eight (78) Kenwood NX5300K3 portable two-way radios from Mobile Relay Associates of Paramount, CA in an amount not to exceed $45,929.00.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Request Board: A) declare Mobile Relay Associates of Paramount, CA the successful bidder for seventy-eight (78) Kenwood NX5300K3 portable radios per Bid No. 2021-02; and B) authorize the purchase of seventy-eight (78) Kenwood NX5300K3 portable two-way radios from Mobile Relay Associates of Paramount, CA in an amount not to exceed $45,929.00.

SUMMARY/JUSTIFICATION:

The Sheriff's Office received a grant from the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (CAL OES) for the purchase of handheld two-way radios to enhance operational communication in the amount of $45,929.00.

The Sheriff's Office has not replaced our handheld two-way radios in about 10 years which far exceeds their service life.

The project was put out to bid with specs for radios that will work with the County's radio system mentioning the most amount of radios we could get for the grant amount.

Mobile Relay Associates of Paramount, CA, who is also the County's exclusive two-way radio service provider, came in with the largest quantity of radios for the grant amount and lowest price per radio.

The Sheriff's Office is requesting the Board declare Mobile Relay Associates the successful bidder for seventy-eight (78) Kenwood NX5300K3 portable radios per Bid No. 2021-02; and B) authorize the purchase of seventy-eight (78) Kenwood NX5300K3 portable radios from Mobile Relay Associates of Paramount, CA in an amount not to exceed $45,929.00.

FINANCING:
This purchase will be made from the Homeland Security Budget (623718) in the Office & Other Equipment object code (5232).

Bid No. 2021-02-Portable/Handheld Two-Way Radio

Portable/Handheld Two-Way Radios - must include the following features:
. UHF 450-512 band
. Full Keypad
. 5 Watt
. Capable of NXDN conventional type C trunking
. Built-in 56 Bit DES and optional 256-bit AES encryption
. Built-in GPS Receiver/Antenna
. microSD/microSDHS Memory Card Slot
. Color Transflective TFT Display
Radio only - no accessories needed
Budget $45,929 - need as many radios as the budget will allow

New Product Only - No refurbished models will be accepted

Tortoise Communications - 60 Radios / $45,475.70
Mobile Relay Assoc - 78 Radios / $45.928.07
Nielsen's Equipment - 71 Radios / $45.772.21
Bear Communications - 72 Radios / $45.886.24

https://www.inyocounty.us/sites/default/files/2021-04/20210406AgendaPacket_0.pdf

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April 6, 2021
 - Minutes:
Moved by Supervisor Roeser and seconded by Supervisor Kingsley to: A) declare Mobile Relay Associates of Paramount, CA the successful bidder for seventy-eight (78) Kenwood NX5300K3 portable radios per Bid No. 2021-02; and B) authorize the purchase of seventy-eight (78) Kenwood NX5300K3 portable two-way radios from Mobile Relay Associates of Paramount, CA in an amount not to exceed $45,929.00. Motion carried unanimously.

https://www.inyocounty.us/sites/default/files/2021-04/20210406Minutes.pdf
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March 16, 2021
Sheriff - Request Board: A) declare Mobile Relay Associates, LLC of Paramount, CA a sole-source supplier of two-way radios/programming, and service provider for a UHF trunked radio system; B) approve contract with Mobile Relay Associates, LLC for their services of providing a UHF trunked radio system for the period of March 9, 2021 through March 9, 2024 in an amount not to exceed $26.50 per radio, per month, for access on their system, contingent upon adoption of future budgets; and C) authorize the Sheriff or designee to sign, contingent upon all appropriate signatures being obtained.

SUBJECT: Approval of contract with MRA for use of their UHF trunked radio system.

Mobile Relay Associates (MRA) currently operates the largest NEXEDGE digital radio network in the world. This network provides digital two-way radio coverage throughout most of Inyo County and in fact offers more coverage then our current two-way radio system. The MRA network also has coverage in neighboring counties including Kern, Mono, Esmeralda (NV), and Nye (NV). The MRA NEXEDGE network also expands throughout Southern California. The MRA network is the only privately owned radio system in Inyo County. MRA is also in the process of expanding its already robust radio network coverage within Inyo County by installing additional mountain top and building repeater sites. This MRA trunked system would allow a County employee in Tecopa to talk to a County employee in Bishop, and everyone hear one another in-between as the repeater sites are linked (something our current system doesn’t offer). Additionally, this MRA trunked system would allow the County to add users and give them their own channel without having to purchase a complete mountaintop repeater system. This would afford departments such as Parks and Recreat on to have access to a radio system and Sheriff’s Dispatch for a marginal cost.

MRA hosts radio users on this network for a subscription based cost much like a cellular telephone. Subscription costs could easily be offset by costs savings from taking county owned repeater equipment offline, and terminating rental agreements to private repeater site vendors. The entire radio infrastructure of the system is owned/maintained by MRA. MRA subscribers need not worry about infrastructure maintenance or repair costs. MRA also maintains and pays for the FCC licensing of the radio frequencies on its network.

Two-way radios cannot access the MRA radio network unless they are NEXEDGE compatible. The radios must also be programmed with a unique key that allows the radio to communicate on the MRA network. Only radios programmed by MRA, at the MRA facility, with MRA’s unique key, can operate on the MRA network. This ensures network security.

MRA is also a full service radio maintenance and repair facility. MRA extends this service to customers who purchase radio equipment from them. MRA maintains the largest inventory of NEXEDGE capable equipment in the state. In the event of a catastrophic repeater site failure, MRA has the technical expertise and equipment inventory to replace a repeater site with minimal down time.

With a sole source agreement between Inyo County and MRA, we would utilize an all-inclusive, full service, modern radio solution that could easily be scaled county wide. As the system takes the place of the County's existing radio infrastructure, significant cost saving will be recognized through out the County as repeater leases and maintenance will no longer be necessary.

Expenses will not be incurred until the system is up and running. We anticipate the system will take 3-5 months to set-up and test before going live with MRA. This contract involves a flexible cost to the County at $26.50 per radio, per month regardless of the amount. The Sheriff's department estimates 10-15 radios to be activated in the first stages of this project however the full cost of the contract could result if full implemented in a total cost per year of $47,700. Potential cost saving may be realized in the future by the elimination of maintenance cost for the radio infrastructure because the system is owned/maintained by MRA. Funding will be requested in the Sheriff's Department upcoming FY2021-2022 budget for review by budget team.

https://www.inyocounty.us/sites/default/files/2021-03/20210316AgendaPacket.pdf

March 16, 2021 - Minutes
Moved by Supervisor Pucci and seconded by Supervisor Roeser to: A) declare Mobile Relay Associates, LLC of Paramount, CA a sole-source supplier of two-way radios/programming, and service provider for a UHF trunked radio system; B) approve contract with Mobile Relay Associates, LLC for their services of providing a UHF trunked radio system for the period of March 9, 2021 through March 9, 2024 in an amount not to exceed $26.50 per radio, per month, for access on their system, contingent upon adoption of future budgets; and C) authorize the Sheriff or designee to sign, contingent upon all appropriate signatures being obtained. Motion carried unanimously.
https://www.inyocounty.us/sites/default/files/2021-04/20210316Minutes.pdf

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