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Grant-funded cameras to follow Atlantic Avenue reconstruction, administration says
Summary
A federally funded grant will support fixed cameras along Atlantic Avenue tied to the corridor project; the administration said the cameras will connect to the police surveillance center via fiber installed as part of the roadway work and that the contract will be awarded to JCT Solutions under cooperative purchasing.
City officials said a federal grant secured through U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew will fund cameras to be installed along Atlantic Avenue after fiber and roadway work is completed, and that the contract will be awarded through a cooperative purchasing agreement.
Council considered a resolution (6 72) authorizing use of Union County Cooperative Purchasing to procure mobile security camera hardware and services; city staff explained the cameras are being placed in coordination with the Atlantic Avenue reconstruction project and will connect to the Atlantic City Police Department’s surveillance center via fiber installed with the road project. The administration described the devices as fixed cameras placed at intervals along the corridor rather than mobile units on trailers.
City staff told council the award would go to JCT Solutions (the procurement vendor listed in the resolution backup) and that the camera feeds will be integrated into the city’s existing surveillance platform. The staff presentation said the work spanned Atlantic Avenue from Albany Avenue to New Hampshire Avenue and that installation followed completion of the fiber work associated with the roadway project.
Why it matters: the installation will expand surveillance coverage on a major corridor and will be connected to the police surveillance center for monitoring. The cameras are funded by a federal grant and procured under a cooperative purchasing agreement, city staff said.
What the city approved: council discussion advanced the resolution for contract procurement; the transcript records staff describing grant origin and technical integration. The resolution authorizes award via cooperative purchasing contracting procedures; a subsequent procurement record will show contract amount and schedule.
