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CITY SECRETARY CONTRACT NO. 46820
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WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth ("City") and Deaf Link, Inc. ("Consultant"),
collectively referred to as the "parties,"made and entered into City of Fort Worth City Secretary
Contract ("CSC") No. 46820 on or about July 1, 2015, referred to herein as the "Agreement";
and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Agreement, the Consultant provides professional
Consulting services for the purpose of providing Accessible Hazard Alert System (AHAS) and
the AHAS Individual Notification(AHAS-IN)program in order to provide accessible emergency
alerts to citizens with sensory disabilities; and
WHEREAS, the Initial Term of the Agreement expires on July 1, 2016; however, to
prevent a lapse in services,the subscription services began on April 6,2015;and
WHEREAS, the City has the right to renew the Agreement for an additional term of one
year under the same terms and conditions; and
WHEREAS,the City has given proper notice of its intent to exercise such renewal.
NOW THEREFORE, City and Consultant, acting herein by and through their duly
authorized representatives, enter into the following agreement:
1.
Section 1 of the Agreement shall be modified to include the services set forth in the
attached Program Quote dated January 25,2016.
2.
Section 2 of the Agreement shall be modified to amend the Term with the Initial Term
beginning and being effective on April 6, 2015 ("Effective Date")and expiring one year from the
Effective Date, and extend the Agreement with the Renewal Term commencing on April 6, 2016
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and expiring on April 6, 2017 ("Renewal Term"). There shall be no further renewal options
under the Agreement.
3.
The compensation for the Renewal Term shall not exceed $44,944.00.
4.
All other provisions of the Agreement that are not expressly amended herein shall remain
in full force and effect.
Executed on this of 52016.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND
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Males is B. Farmer
Sr. Assistant City Attorney
Contract Authorization:
M&C: Not Required
Date Approved:
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Program Quote
January 25, 2016
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Accessible Hazard Alert System AHASTM
Program quote for City of Fort Worth,TX
Proposal dated: 1-25-2016 (revised)
Deaf Link seeks to renew the contract with the City of Fort Worth for provision of the Accessible Hazard Alert
System(AHASTM).The performance period is 12 months beginning April 6,2016 through April 5,2017. The
program includes the following elements.
1. Deaf Link's AHASTM program will deliver accessible alerts and other emergency information at the
direction of the Fort Worth Office of Emergencygement.
2. Deaf Link will send accessible web based alerts in American Sign Language(ASL)video,with
English Voice,and Text(maximum suggested length 2 minutes- 150 words).ASL video alerts are
created in Broadcast quality formats for possible use by local TV stations.
3. Deaf Link will provide 24/7 capability to send AHAS alerts in response to all Emergency Alert
System(EAS)event codes for Warnings,Watches,and Emergencies,Civil Emergency Messages
(CEM),Terrorism events,Amber Alerts,and National Weather Service(NWS)watches and warnings.
4. AHAS alerts include Short Message Service(SMS)capability for delivery of text based alerts to cell
phones,web,or other mobile communication systems.Alert messages will have alert title with
associated ASL video link embedded in the text.
5. The AHAS program is a subscriber based service allowing Deaf Link to deliver accessible alerts to
computers,tablets,web/video capable phones,web capable braille readers and other devices as
selected by the subscriber.This service is free to the subscriber other than any carrier costs associated
with their broadband(phone or internet)service provider.
6. Deaf Link will add a Preparedness page to the FTW AHAS website.This feature will provide Fort
Worth with a web location where accessible preparedness videos can be viewed by the community.
7. Community outreach program: Deaf Link can work with the City of Fort Worth in hosting community
meetings to encourage personal preparedness and enrollment in the A14AS program.Meeting locations
are determined and paid for by the City,broadband access for demonstrating AHAS is recommended.
Meetings are a scheduled maximum of 2 hours in length.Deaf Link will charge$1500 per meeting
which includes travel and provision of ASL interpreters.
8. The ShelterLinkTM program provides video based American Sign Language interpreting over the
internet as well as Phone based interpreting(130 Spoken Languages)to support interpreting needs at
Shelters. Costs for ShelterLink services are only incurred when FTW OEM requests activation of the
program from Deaf Link. Costs: $100 Network/Set-up fee per client device,$500 p/day ASL
interpreting,$2.30 p/minute phone based interpreting,all services available 24/7.
Note: Deaf Link is sole source for the Accessible Hazard Alert System AHASTM program.
AHAS PROGRAM COST FOR 12 MONTHS $44,944.00
Contact information:
Dan Heller 210-590-7446(cell 210-896-2246) danheller@deaflink.com
Deaf Link Inc. PO Box 701826 San Antonio,TX 78270
Deaf Link Inc. 14400 Northbrook Dr.suite 200 San Antonio,TX 78232 (Corp office)