Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Also during Tuesday's Lawrence Township Council meeting, Stephen Brame was selected to fill a vacant seat on council and the township manager presented his recommended 2013 budget, which includes a 5 cent increase to the municipal tax rate.
Privatization of Lawrence Township’s police/911 emergency dispatching operations has been approved by township council. As a result of a contract awarded by council during its meeting held earlier this evening (Tuesday, Jan. 22), Cranbury-based iXP Corporation will begin staffing the communications center at the township police station on April 1. The contract will run for two years, with the township having the option to award one three-year extension. Other significant news coming out of tonight’s meeting include the appointment of zoning board chairman Stephen Brame to fill the vacancy on township council that was created when Greg Puliti resigned on Dec. 31; the announcement by Township Manager Richard Krawczun that the recently-…
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Also, Lawrence Township Council approved a new labor contract with police officers. And the executive director of the Ewing-Lawrence Sewerage Authority announced the township's sewer rate will remain unchanged in 2013.
Editor's Note: The following is a preliminary report from the Jan. 8 Lawrence Township Council meeting. A more detailed account, together with full audio from the meeting, will appear on Lawrenceville Patch in the coming days. Lawrence Township council members, during their four-hour meeting last night (Tuesday, Jan. 8), agreed to postpone for two weeks their decision whether to privatize police/911 emergency dispatching services by awarding a contract to Cranbury-based iXP Corporation, or reject iXP’s bid and maintain the existing setup of the township’s police communications center being staffed by municipal employees. The delay will allow the unionized dispatchers to make a counter offer in the hope of saving their jobs. During the …
Friday, January 4, 2013
Lawrence Township is considering whether to privatize police/911 dispatching services. Cranbury-based iXP Corp. was the only company to respond to the township's request for proposals. iXP's offer, opened on Thursday, is for an annual cost of $719,400.
Private companies interested in providing police/911 emergency dispatching services for Lawrence Township had until 11 a.m. yesterday (Thursday, Jan. 3) to submit sealed bids in response to a formal “request for proposals” issued by the township on Dec. 4. When the deadline arrived, Township Manager Richard Krawczun had only one envelope to open. The packet contained a proposal from Cranbury-based iXP Corporation to staff the Lawrence Township Police Department Communications Center for up to five years from April 1, 2013, to March 31, 2018, at an annual cost of $719,400, or $59,950 per month. Krawczun said the proposal will be reviewed for compliance with the bid specifications (a copy of which can be found in the media box to the right) …
Monday, December 10, 2012
Looking to possibly privatize police and 911 emergency dispatching, Lawrence Township has issued a "Request for Proposals” for bids from companies interested in providing such services to the township. Bids are due back on Jan. 3.
Privatization of police and 911 emergency dispatching services in Lawrence Township took a step closer to becoming reality last week when the township administration advertised for bids from companies qualified to provide such services. The formal “Request for Proposals” was published Tuesday, Dec. 4, on the township’s website. Sealed bids are due back to the township municipal building before 11 a.m. on Jan. 3, when they will be opened and publicly read by Township Manager Richard Krawczun. After those bids are read, the township can decided to award a contract to one of the bidders, or reject all bids and stick with the current dispatching services provided by municipal employees. A copy of “Specifications for the Providing of Staffing …
Susan Handelman
7:42 pm on Sunday, January 27, 2013
Pam. I wish you had your facts totally straight. IXP will look at the current employees and approach who they want to. They have not contacted us at this time and will wait and see if they choose to do so. What was said in the newspaper is a little different than what they stated in the bid. I read both. You are correct that the basic cost is locked in, but what happens if they come in and find … more ›