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Prepared by the North Dakota Legislative Council staff |
DESCRIPTION OF COMPONENTS OF BIDS
FOR LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY VOTING SYSTEMS
With respect to the Invitation to Bid, indicate under the relevant bid the information requested.
Base Bid
Hardware included in bid:
4 IBM minitower Model 300 GL computers x
yes ___no
If no, describe make and model of computers in
bid:
4 computers: Make____________ Model
____________
4 Hewlitt Packard LaserJet 4050N series printers
x yes ___no
If no, describe make and model of printers in
bid:
4 printers: Make_____________ Model ____________
Print speed (pages/minute) ______
Wiring as needed x yes ___no
Daktronics - except ethernet cabling and jacks
Software included in bid:
Windows 98 operating system x yes ___no
Daktronics - except DOS app running in DOS box
Programming for data base function control,
printer control, disk control, and communications to
and from relevant legislative information systems
x yes ___no
All software installed with appropriate
connections and programming with appropriate links
to voting system equipment and voting system and
legislative information system software
programs x yes ___no
Alternate A - Desktop Displays
Hardware included in bid:
(Clerk's/secretary's control consoles)
3 15.1-inch color LCD display screens with
touchscreen monitors x yes ___no
If no, describe display screens
_____________________________________________
(Speaker's/President's control consoles)
6 15.1-inch color LCD screens x yes
___no
If no, describe display screens
______________________________________________
Wiring as needed x yes ___no
Software included in bid:
(Clerk's/secretary's control consoles)
Consoles display:
Electronically generated names in floor layout
x yes ___no
Vote indications by color x yes
___no
Vote totals x yes ___no
Debate timers x yes ___no
Delayed debate timers x yes ___no
Time certain debate timers x yes
___no
Full wall status display text x yes
___no
Orders of legislative procedure x yes
___no
Electronically generated names x yes
___no
Context sensitive menus x yes ___no
(Speaker's/President's control consoles)
Consoles display:
Electronically generated names in floor layout
x yes ___no
Vote indications by color x yes
___no
Vote totals x yes ___no
Request to speak indications x yes ___no
Daktronics - By seat order and by request order
Debate timers x yes ___no
Delayed debate timers x yes ___no
Time certain debate timers x yes
___no
Full wall status display text x yes
___no
All software installed with appropriate
connections and programming with appropriate links
to voting system equipment and voting system and
legislative information system software
programs x yes ___no
List additional features of your displays
Daktronics
- Low profile displays approx. 1" at base to minimize cutout in desktop, sloped enclosures with custom brass faceplate.
- Includes updated status display control electronics.
- Includes full Microsoft Access database to provide accurate historical vote results, even as membership changes.
Microphone
control, request to speak, show list of member requesting to speak, call to
front/summoning, easily identify members not voting.
Alternate B - Chamber Wiring and Members' Voting Stations
Hardware included in bid:
Wiring from all members' voting stations to
multiplexer/demultiplexer units, front desk consoles, and wall displays
x yes ___no
162 voting stations, each of which
includes:
Voting switches with LED indicators indicating
yea or nay vote x yes ___no
Page call switch with LED indicator for page call
x yes ___no
Telephone ring indicator x yes ___no
Request to speak indicator x yes
___no
Optional call to front indicator x yes
___no International Roll-Call - We can use the Request to Speak button by
making it blink when called to the front.
Microphone on/off control x yes
___no
Indicate dimensions of voting station
Daktronics
- 2 ¾ inches high 5 ¼ inches wide 2 ½
inches deep
International Roll-Call - 2 inches high 5 inches wide 3
inches deep - Sample drawings will be submitted and dimensions may change
slightly depending on selection.
Software included in bid:
All software installed with appropriate
connections and programming with appropriate links
to voting system equipment and voting system and
legislative information system software
programs x yes ___no Daktronics -
Desk wiring is significantly reduced.
Alternate B1 - Chamber Wiring and Members' Voting Stations (with audio capability)
Hardware included in bid:
Wiring from all members' voting stations to
multiplexer/demultiplexer units, front desk consoles, and wall displays
x yes ___no
162 voting stations, each of which
includes:
Voting switches with LED indicators indicating
yea or nay vote x yes ___no
Page call switch with LED indicator for page call
x yes ___no
Telephone ring indicator x yes ___no
Request to speak indicator x yes
___no
Optional call to front indicator x yes
___no International Roll-Call - We can use the Request to Speak button by
making it blink when called to the front
Microphone on/off control x yes
___no
Space and arrangement for sound system speaker
x yes ___no Daktronics - Amplifier at each speaker.
Indicate dimensions of voting station
Daktronics - 3 ¾
inches high 7 inches wide 3 ½ inches deep
International Roll-Call -
4 ½ inches high 9 ½ inches wide 3 ½
inches deep - Sample drawings will be submitted and dimensions may change
slightly depending on the selection
Software included in bid:
All software installed with appropriate
connections and programming with appropriate links
to voting system equipment and voting system and
legislative information system software
programs x yes ___no
Alternate C - Wall Vote Displays
Hardware included in bid:
4 wall vote displays x yes ___no
Each display has these features:
Tricolor LED matrix display x yes
___no
Display of at least three colors x yes
___no
Display of members' names x yes
___no
Multicolors indicate presence, absence, no vote,
"yea" or "nay" vote x yes ___no
Viewing angle of 140 degrees horizontal and
vertical x yes ___no
Ability to display text other than members' names
x yes ___no
Entire display refreshes within ¾ second
x yes ___no
Woodwork to fit new displays in old display
spaces x yes ___no
Software included in bid:
Provides automatic loading of names x yes
___no
Automatic highlighting of name of person speaking
x yes ___no Daktronics - Provided mic controls generate this
information
Capability to display text other than members'
names x yes ___no
All software installed with appropriate
connections and programming with appropriate links
to voting system equipment and voting system and
legislative information system software
programs x yes ___no
List additional features of your displays
Daktronics - See Attachment A
International Roll-Call - List members requesting to speak, debate timer, time of day clock, display committee schedules, member speaking
Alternate D - Camera Coverage Interlink
Bid includes labor and materials to interlink the voting system and sound system for semiautomatic video coverage of the chamber ___yes ___no
Daktronics checked yes
International Roll-Call - No bid (Specs of cameras)
Alternate D1 - Camera Coverage Equipment
Hardware included in this bid:
6 cameras ___yes ___no
Daktronics
checked yes
International Roll-Call - No bid (Need camera specs)
Wiring as needed ___yes ___no
Daktronics
checked yes
International Roll-Call - No bid (Need camera specs)
Software included in this bid:
Recognition by presiding officer causes cameras
to pan and focus on recognized
member x yes ___no
One camera in each chamber focuses on person at
front desk who is speaking ___yes ___no
Daktronics
checked yes
International Roll-Call - No bid (Camera specs)
All software installed with appropriate
connections and programming with appropriate links
to voting system equipment and voting system and
legislative information system software
programs x yes ___no
General Requirements
Each bid includes:
Installation of replacement equipment x
yes ___no
Trade-in of removed equipment x yes
___no
Installation of necessary software x yes
___no
Programming necessary for voting system hardware
and software to link with existing legislative information systems, as
appropriate x yes ___no
Completion of installation by July 31, 2000
x yes ___no
Completion of adequate testing by July 31, 2000
x yes ___no
Acceptance of responsibility that any failure of
legislative information systems to obtain information from the voting systems
is attributed to equipment or software installed under the bid and is the
responsibility of the bidder to remedy within 48 hours at no cost to the state
of North Dakota x yes ___no
Instruction manuals on operating the system
x yes ___no
Training of legislative staff x yes
___no
100 percent parts and labor warranty of equipment
and software until December 31, 2001, with options to renew as determined
necessary x yes ___no
