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Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFP AP13-049 and award a contract to Convergint Technologies, of Orange, California, to perform maintenance and capital improvements for the Security System at the Long Beach Airport, in an annual amount not to exceed $369,800, for a period of one year, with the option to renew for two additional one-year periods; and authorize City Manager or designee to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contract, including any necessary amendments thereto. (District 5)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into an annual contract with Convergint Technologies to perform maintenance and capital imporovements for the Security System at the Long Beach Airport. Functionality of all security systems software, network cabling, power supply, and equipment (Security System) is critical for maintaining security of the Long Beach Airport (Airport). To ensure the Security System remains functional with very limited periods of inoperability, the Airport requires full-time services of technicians specifically trained in developing and performing preventive and corrective maintenance programs for the Security System.
The Security System at the Airport consists of access and alarm monitoring control equipment, servers, workstations, printers, network switches, IP video management equipment, cameras, emergency notification, finger print system, voice recording, emergency telephone, ancillary hardware, and associated software installed or upgraded as part of the recently completed terminal improvements project. The newer, more technologically complex portions of the Security System require frequent maintenance to maintain 100 percent availability.
A Request for Proposals (RFP) was advertised in the Press Telegram on August 29, 2013, and 3,179 potential proposers specializing in security systems were notified of the RFP opportunity. Of those proposers, 61 downloaded the RFP via our electronic bid system. ...
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