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County committee recommends exploring vendor-led countywide camera and access-control system
Summary
Emergency management presented a committee report recommending consideration of People Driven Technologies to design a countywide camera and door access system; a three‑year, planning-level estimate was presented at roughly $2.1 million and commissioners requested an RFP, cost breakdowns and legacy maintenance estimates.
Greg Byrd, the county’s emergency management director, presented findings from a cross-departmental committee that reviewed options for modernizing the county’s security cameras and access-control systems. Byrd said the committee identified a vendor, People Driven Technologies (PDT), whose approach bundles design, bidding and vendor management and can adapt to phased implementation.
Byrd described a planning-level three-year milestone program with a total estimated cost of about $2.1 million that would include front‑of‑building hardening, first-floor public safety enhancements, jail surveillance upgrades and later phases for parks and other county facilities. He said PDT offered initial design work without a separate design fee and would act as the county’s representative in bidding and vendor selection.
Commissioners expressed support for better security but asked for competitive procurement. One commissioner said the county is "far, far behind the curve" compared with local institutions and called the proposal a necessary investment; others urged an RFP process or other competition and asked PDT or staff to provide comparable cost information from similar public-sector projects (TCAPS, NMC or other references were cited as useful comparators).
Concerns focused on legacy maintenance costs and whether the county would manage the system in-house or contract monitoring. Commissioners asked staff to break down the $2.1 million estimate into priority phases, to show per-phase pricing and to provide references and public pricing from comparable local entities. Byrd said PDT can phase implementation and that ownership would transfer to the county; a third‑party monitor could be engaged if the board preferred.
No procurement decision was made. Commissioners requested an RFP and more detailed cost and maintenance information before any contract or capital appropriation is considered.
