Bergen Hires Alert-System Vendor ; Hopes to Avoid Repeat of 'Boil Water' Debacle
The Record, Bergen County, NJ › February 26, 2008
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Drawing lessons from the lethargic performance of the county's emergency alert system last summer when a warning to boil tap water failed to reach hundreds of thousands of Bergen County residents county officials hired a new emergency system vendor that can send alerts via text message and e-mail.
The Board of Freeholders unanimously awarded a preliminary $150,000 contract to C3 Holdings of Nutley at its meeting Wednesday night. C3 was one of five vendors to respond to a bid request that was written, officials say, with an eye toward avoiding the problems that plagued the county system one Saturday in August.See the full content of this document
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Bergen Hires Alert-System Vendor ; Hopes to Avoid Repeat of 'Boil Water' Debacle
"So many things went wrong," said Lt. Dwayne Razzetti of the Bergen County Police Department and deputy coordinator for emergency management for the county. "It's a day I hope I don't ...
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