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13K:00026 PG information to issue a contract effective February 1, 2014. Ms. Potts stated that according to federal Medicaid policy, each round trip has to be evaluated and the method of transportation selected is based on the least expensive mode available and the determination that the type transportation is appropriate. If a client requires a lift van, only vendors with that capability will be considered. Price information was provided by each of the two vendors and services they can provide. The Social Services Board approved the contracts during a recent meeting. The two vendors submitting required information is COLTS Transportation and Fleming Taxi. The following vendor requirements must be met before being considered: • Carry sufficient insurance on all vehicles, • Ensure all drivers are properly licensed, • Ensure all vehicles used to transport clients have valid State registration, • Participate in random drug and alcohol testing program on drivers, • Perform criminal background checks on all drivers, and • Perform driving record checks. After discussion, Commissioner Smith moved to approve contracts from COLTS Transportation and Fleming Taxi for non - emergency Medicaid transportation services for Social Services, copies of which are attached to these Minutes and by this reference made a part hereof. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Dalrymple, Knecht, Parks, Reives, Smith, and Womack Nay: None Absent: Frazier The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. The Board considered bids for the FCC compliant UHF digital trunking countywide system. Emergency Services Director Shane Seagroves stated a need had been identified for additional communication capabilities in the County, especially since the tornado that hit Lee County. The added function of a digital trunking radio system will meet those needs. Over the last five years the aging wideband radio system has been replaced with the latest communication equipment. This project was implemented during the county's transition to the State's Voice Interoperability Plan for Emergency Responders (VIPER) antenna site at the Emergency Services Training Center on Airport Road. The following bids were received for the final phase of the UHF trunking radio system project: Fleet Connect (State Contract), Sanford, NC $53,413.25 Sea Coast Communications, Wilmington, NC 55,861.25 Secom Systems, Norcross, GA 64,319.10 High Country Communications, Linville, NC 74,279.83 Kimball Communications, Inc., Hendersonville, NC 78,980.58 After discussion, Commissioner Smith moved to approve the low bid from Fleet Connect, Sanford, NC, in the amount of $53,413.25 to complete the UHF digital trunking countywide system. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Dalrymple, Knecht, Parks, Reives, Smith, and Womack Nay: None Absent: Frazier The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. 3