The Vendor is required to provide to procure and install cameras, wiring, and conduit as well as the required application licensing at the city.
- Must be able to provide project management and technical consulting services to install, configure and integrate the cameras into the City’s existing security platform.
- Provide a wide range of municipal services, including fire protection, community planning, building and safety, street maintenance and flood control, water and wastewater services, as well as various youth, senior and other recreational service programs.
- The City has deployed camera systems at multiple municipal sites and has standardized on both a camera manufacturer and a security platform for video management.
- Changes must include clear justification and supporting documentation (e.g., sightline diagrams, coverage maps, or photometric analyses).
- For example, vandal-resistant housings are required only where cameras are mounted in publicly accessible or high-risk areas; indoor cameras in secured locations may utilize standard housings.
- Maximum cable run length from camera to PoE switch/recorder shall not exceed 90 meters (295 ft.) for Category cable unless extended-distance technology (e.g., PoE extenders or fiber) is proposed and approved.
- All horizontal cabling shall be terminated with RJ45 connectors using the T568-B configuration.
- All cabling shall be installed exclusively by electricians possessing a valid, current electrical contractor’s license or journeyman/master electrician license issued by the authority having jurisdiction in the project location. Evidence of licensure shall be submitted with the bid and prior to commencement of work
- Cabling shall be dressed, bundled, and supported in a manner that permits future moves, additions, and changes without damage to the cable jacket or conductors. Only reusable hook-and-loop (Velcro) straps shall be used for bundling low-voltage cabling. Cable ties (zip ties) that cinch or cut into the cable jacket are expressly prohibited due to the risk of long-term damage to cable performance and flexibility.
- All outdoor cable entering a building shall transition to indoor-rated cable within 50 ft. of building penetration or at the first telecommunications room, whichever is closer, using properly rated splice enclosures or transition boxes.
- Aerial installations (pole-to-pole or building-to-building): Shall use outdoor-rated, gel-filled, messenger-supported (figure-8) cable or be installed with manufacturer-approved lashing to a steel messenger wire.
- All new cameras are required to be integrated into the existing platform.
- Contract Period/Term: 1 year
- A Site Walk Date: January 7, 2026
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: January 15, 2026
