Video Management System

The County of Essex is seeking a vendor to provide a video management system that enables centralized monitoring, recording, and management of video surveillance devices. The project addresses the need to upgrade and centralize the county's surveillance capabilities by deploying new hardware and integrating existing assets onto a single platform. The selected vendor will deploy the complete system on county-supplied server infrastructure. The scope of work requires the provision, commissioning, and deployment of an Avigilon Unity 8 video management system with centralized recording, artificial intelligence analytics, and a minimum forty-day estimated retention period. The vendor must install seventy-four new cameras, producing eighty-three total recording and display streams due to multi-sensor units, or an approved equivalent. Additionally, the project involves migrating and integrating thirteen existing Avigilon ACC5 cameras onto the new Unity 8 server. The vendor must deploy appearance search analytics across all supported cameras to facilitate rapid person and vehicle investigations. The work also includes configuring rule-based detections and alerting for priority exterior areas in coordination with the county's information technology team. Finally, the vendor must deliver operator and administrator training, as-built documentation, and a comprehensive commissioning report. Eligibility is restricted to onshore Canadian organizations only. The vendor must perform the work offsite and carry out the project activities within their own office location. The county is looking for proposals to determine the budget, and the source document does not specify further evaluation criteria or key dates.