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TO: Mayor Thomas J. Weisner
FROM: David E. Schumacher, P.E.; Superintendent of Water Production
DATE: July 13, 2015
SUBJECT:
A Resolution Authorizing the Procurement and Integration of Video Cameras at Three Finished Water Storage Sites for the Water Production Division.
PURPOSE:
To obtain City Council authorization for Baxter & Woodman Control Systems Integration (BWCSI), Crystal Lake, IL, to provide professional services for the procurement and integration of video cameras at three finished water storage sites.
BACKGROUND:
The Water Production Division (WPD) continues to proactively improve and enhance remote site monitoring, security, and access. Video camera installations may serve as a deterrent to site intrusion and/or vandalism, as well as capture actual activities. Camera installations at the water treatment plant and two other remote finished water storage sites have been very useful in the review of site activities and have captured various other events on video. For security reasons, the actual remote sites with current and proposed video camera installations are not mentioned in this public document.
DISCUSSION:
The lump sum cost of the services proposed by BWCSI is $34,080.00. BWCSI will procure all video camera equipment and hardware, video software device licenses, and one new video server to provide additional storage capacity for archived video. In addition, BWCSI will provide project management including configuration of cameras, software, and integration of the new storage server into the existing video camera system.
Aside from the procurement of equipment and hardware, the scope of work that BWCSI will provide qualifies as professional services due to the nature of the programming and integration involved. It is believed to be in the City's best interest for one entity to be responsible for not only the successful integration of all components to ensure system functionality, but also for the same entity ...
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