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Commissioner Johnson - Public Works - To Authorize Montgomery Technology Systems, LLC as a Sole Source Provider for the Replacement of the Jail Annex Security Door Controls/Intercom Systems ($102,300) and the Jail Annex Security Video Surveillance System ($93,200)
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STAFF CONTACT
Dan Ziehm, PE - Public Works - 704-862-6795
BUDGET IMPACT
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BUDGET ORDINANCE IMPACT
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BACKGROUND
The Gaston County Facilities Management Division is committed to providing services in the most economical and efficient manner that comply with all local, state, and federal guidelines. The security door control and intercom system and the security video surveillance systems are original to the Jail Annex, built in 1996. These systems are obsolete and parts/electronic components are no longer available and these systems are incompatible with the newly replaced system in the Sheriff's Office and Jail.
Public Works recently completed the Jail In-Fill expansion project at the Sheriff's Office and Jail. Montgomery Technology Systems, LLC installed the new security door/intercom and video surveillance systems in the Sheriff's Office and Jail. In an effort to ensure compatibility and connectivity with the new Sheriff's Office and Jail systems, the same systems are needed to be installed at the Jail Annex. This will allow both systems to communicate and function together. This will also allow the video streams from the Jail Annex to be recorded on the Sheriff's Office and Jail's 3-year digital video recorder. The existing systems in the Sheriff's Office and Jail use proprietary software and controls provided by Montgomery Technology Systems, LLC and are not available through another vendor. This purchase qualifies as a sole source exception to bidding per NCGS 143-129-(e)(6) due to standardization and compatibility being the overriding consideration.
Approval of this Board Action authorizes staff to move forward with a sole source purchase of the necessary servi...
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