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Council authorizes $250,526.90 purchase for Intelligence Operations Center after camera plan overruns
Summary
City staff redirected Public Safety and Community Violence Reduction grant funding after planned 35 traffic-management cameras rose from an initial quote of about $330,000 to roughly $845,000; council approved a $250,526.90 sole-source purchase from Constant Technologies to expand the Intelligence Operations Center’s video and processing capabilities.
Jason McCabe, CI unit manager, told the council that Sandy Springs received a $752,514.40 award under the Public Safety and Community Violence Reduction grant. The original scope included 35 traffic‑management cameras at an estimated cost of about $330,000, McCabe said, but site‑specific labor and infrastructure needs increased the camera project cost to approximately $845,000.
Because the proposal returned substantially over budget and…
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