Contracts are to be awarded on the basis of best value.
Design has proceeded on the basis of a joint Centre and wide area radio system. Most GVRD municipalities have endorsed the proposed radio system, the EOCC, and the new governance agency of radio channels. The Health Minister has recently endorsed the inclusion of BC Ambulance Service in the Centre which will also include some 35 police and fire dispatch centres. Proposals for the radio system have been received and are currently being reviewed. On the basis of the tendered prices, specific commitments are currently being sought from the participants for the Wide Area Radio System.