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TOWN OF BOSTON – RESOLUTION NO. 2026-36 AUTHORIZING UPGRADE TO THE HIGHWAY GARAGE’S FIRE ALARM SYSTEM WHEREAS, the Town of Boston Highway Garage requires a reliable and up-to-date fire alarm system to ensure the safety of personnel, equipment, and property; and WHEREAS, the existing Fire Alarm system is under a contract between Johnson Controls Fire Protection LP (“Johnson Controls”) and the Town; and WHEREAS, Johnson Controls identified that the Town’s existing Simplex 4006 fire alarm panel has reached the end of its supported life cycle, making it hard to find replacement parts; and WHEREAS, Johnson Controls provided a proposal dated April 7, 2026 for the replacement of the existing panel with a Simplex 4007ES Hybrid Addressable Fire Alarm System which will be installed in the same location as the current panel and will work with the existing field devices and wiring; and WHEREAS, the proposal includes the equipment, material, and skilled labor to complete the upgrade as well as the removal of existing panel, installation of the new Simplex 4007ES, circuit terminations, system programming, testing, and final certifications in accordance with applicable codes; and WHEREAS, a Starlink cellular communicator will be provided to replace the failed communication device and enable full event reporting to the Johnson Controls Central Station at an annual cost of $180 added to the current monitoring agreement between Johnson Controls and the Town; and WHEREAS, the price of the proposal totals $6,670.32 as available under NYS Contract #PT68816, Group #77201, Award #23150 as well as an additional $180 a year added to the current monitoring contract; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Boston authorizes the upgrade and installation of the fire alarm system in the Highway Garage in an amount not to exceed $6,670.32 to be appropriated from A-1620-0200 Buildings - Equipment; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town Board approves the addition to the monitoring contract for cellular monitoring services in an amount of $180/year; On April 15, 2026, the question of the adoption of the foregoing Resolution was duly put to a vote on roll call, which resulted as follows: