What the buyer needs
AI summaryThe buyer seeks security camera and network cabling modernization services for Chatham, North Carolina. This includes designing, installing, and supporting a replacement video-surveillance solution with new cameras and cabling.
Scope of work
- Site assessment and proposed camera-placement and cabling design
- Commercial-grade 4K UHD IP security cameras with H.265 compression
- Video management system, recording, storage platform, and licenses
- Category 6 or better structured Ethernet cabling and PoE/PoE+ support
- Fiber-optic cabling from second and third floors to first floor
- Ethernet switches, terminations, patching, labeling, and removal of abandoned cabling
- Functional, performance, acceptance, and cable certification testing
- Training for County personnel, warranty support, and closeout documentation
How proposals are evaluated
| Criterion | Weight / scoring |
|---|---|
| Overall cost-benefit of the project | Not specified |
| Previous experience with this type of work | Not specified |
| Demonstrated experience with proposed equipment | Not specified |
| Experience working in Historic Buildings | Not specified |
| Experience with comparable justice, courthouse, public-safety, local-government, or recurring-cost disclosures | Not specified |
Minimum qualifications
- Mandatory attendance at the pre-bid site visit on December 1, 2026
- Substantial experience in design, installation, testing, and support of camera systems
- Competency in structured copper and fiber-optic cabling installation, testing, and certification
- Experience working in historic buildings requiring careful preservation
- Compliance with E-Verify requirements (N.C. Gen. Stats. §64-26(a))
- Compliance with Iran Divestment Act (§143C-6A-5)
Documents to include with your response
- Vendor Form (Attachment A)
- Company information (legal name, primary office location, years of experience)
- Proposed camera-placement and cabling design and camera schedule
- Description of team approach and comparable public-entity experience
- Evidence of required insurance policies
- Signed proposal by a duly authorized official
How to submit
- Method
- Sealed hard copy and electronic PDF
- Instructions
- Minimum of three (3) hard copies and one (1) electronic PDF version (emailed to [email protected] or on digital media) in a sealed envelope/package to Michele Peluso, Chatham County Finance Office, 12 East Street Pittsboro, NC 27312 (Physical) or PO Box 608 Pittsboro, NC 27312 (Postal).