Posted by Mayor Bloomberg has yielded to Controller John Liu’s demand that the city rein in the skyrocketing cost of its 911 system modernization.
Liu refused in January to approve a new $286 million contract for defense giant Northrop Grumman to design and install computer software for a $650 million backup 911 call center the city is building in the Bronx as part of that modernization.
City Hall aides responded last week by submitting an amended Northrop Grumman contract to Liu – for just $94 million. In addition, they gave in to his demand that it be a fixed price contract that guards against cost overruns, instead of one that pays consultants by the hour.
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