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Waterford board reviews bid process for districtwide IP-based public-address system
Summary
Board received technical briefing and timeline for replacing aging public‑address systems with an IP networked system; bid opened Jan. 16 and recommendation expected Feb. 20 with installation targeted for summer 2025.
The Waterford School District Board of Education on Jan. 16 heard a technical briefing and procurement timeline for replacing aging school public‑address (PA) systems with a networked IP (Internet Protocol) system intended to improve building‑level and district‑wide alerting.
District leaders said the bid opened Jan. 16, an on‑site vendor review is scheduled for Jan. 28, a recommendation will be returned to the board on Feb. 20, and installation could begin in summer 2025 if the board approves a contract.
Assistant Superintendent Elka introduced the project and said the district pursued the study after a 2022 security assessment and a district survey to learn how schools currently communicate with classrooms. Jim Beaver, who spoke for the project team, said technicians and a consultant from Barton Malow walked every building to document speaker locations and system conditions and to build the bid specification.
"It also has the ability to add on features in the future and serves to offer a solution with a…
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