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Housing Authority approves proprietary cameras contract after debate over vendor certification and M/WBE participation
Summary
The Housing Authority selected Zicom Technology Group for a citywide security-camera installation and maintenance contract using the Verkada platform; staff said the proprietary platform limited local M/WBE participation and identified Mindburn (non-local) as a certified MBE subcontractor for cabling work.
The Housing Authority approved a large contract with Zicom Technology Group for installation, maintenance and purchase of an authority-wide security camera system based on the Verkada platform. Commissioners pressed staff on M/WBE participation and whether monitoring would be part of the contract.
Why it matters: The contract includes sizable equipment purchases for a proprietary platform (Verkada) that staff said restricts eligible vendors to Verkada-certified dealers. That certification constraint limited the pool of local certified M/WBE vendors able to bid on the project.
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