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Council reviews $75,090 contract for security and intercom repairs, waiving competitive bidding
Summary
Council considered a resolution (034) authorizing an agreement with Security Automation Systems to repair the city’s security and intercom systems and to waive competitive bidding; staff said the existing equipment would not meet state standards and vendor uses standardized components.
Cleveland Heights City Council Committee of the Whole reviewed a resolution to contract with Security Automation Systems for repairs to the city’s security and intercom systems and to waive the competitive-bidding requirement.
Council discussed the item as a resolution (034) authorizing an agreement with Security Automation Systems. A council member summarized staff comments that the current equipment "is not gonna pass muster for the state," and that Security Automation Systems uses universal detention-standard components that can be ordered and replaced independently of the vendor. The council discussed the vendor’s approach as a way to avoid future compatibility problems.
The amount discussed for the system repair was $75,090. The item was presented as a resolution and was on first reading; no final vote to award the contract was recorded in the transcript. Staff described the procurement as a waiver of competitive bidding based on the equipment compatibility and urgency of replacing failing systems.
