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Equipment Costs for Emergency Response Center (ER)

Note: The date in parentheses under the capital cost value and O&M cost value represents the dollar year of the cost values. All costs are in $K.

Unit Cost Element IDAS # Life
Years
Capital Cost
$K
(Source Year)
O&M Cost
$K/year
(Source Year)
Description
Basic Facilities, Comm. for Large AreaEM0064000
(1995)
400 - 600
(1995)
For population >750,000. Based on purchase of building rather than leasing space. Communications includes communications equipment internal to the facility such as equipment racks, multiplexers, modems, etc.
Basic Facilities, Comm. for Medium AreaEM0073200
(1995)
400 - 480
(1995)
For population <750,000 and >250,000. Based on purchase of building rather than leasing space. Communications includes communications equipment internal to the facility such as equipment racks, multiplexers, modems, etc.
Basic Facilities, Comm. for Small Area EM0082800
(1995)
400 - 420
(1995)
For population <250,000. Based on purchase of building rather than leasing space. Communications includes communications equipment internal to the facility such as equipment racks, multiplexers, modems, etc.
Emergency Response HardwareEM001109.0 - 12.0
(2004)
0.18 - 0.24
(2004)
Includes three workstations. O&M is estimated at 2% of capital cost.
Emergency Response SoftwareEM0021070.0 - 150.0
(1995)
0.5 - 3.5
(1995)
Includes emergency response plans database, vehicle tracking software, and real traffic coordination.
Emergency Response LaborEM00350.0 - 165.0
(1995)
Two people. Salary costs are fully loaded including salary, overtime, overhead, benefits, etc.
Emergency Management Communications SoftwareEM004205.0 - 10.0
(1995)
2.5 - 5
(1995)
Shared database between four sites. Cost is per site; software is COTS.
Hardware, Software Upgrade for E 9-1-1 and MaydayEM00510105.0 - 180.0
(1995)
1.7 - 2.5
(1995)
Data communications translation software, E 9-1-1 interface software, processor, and three workstations.
800 MHz. two-way Radio50.8 - 1.7
(2001)
0.09 - 0.12
(2001)
Cost is per radio.