The Engineering Department - Transportation Division recommends the approval of an expenditure in the amount of $688,828 to purchase CCTV camera equipment from AM Signal, LLC through the PCA purchasing cooperative. This purchase includes the procurement of 146 CCTV cameras. The installation of these cameras is being done under a previously approved contract.

Quotes from three vendors were received under this procurement with AM Signal, LLC submitting the lowest, responsive quote.  The PCA purchasing cooperative documentation shows that the Bosch CCTV camera hardware substantially meets the City’s technical requirements and represents the best value for the City of Plano. The Bosch CCTV camera has previously been installed at two of Plano’s existing traffic signal locations.

The benefit of this project includes adding visual capabilities at a significant majority of traffic signals and a few mid-block locations between signals. These new cameras will give the Traffic Management Center personnel and Emergency Operations Center remote real-time viewing capabilities and allow Transportation staff to respond to incidents and failed equipment much faster.

Not approving the expenditure would result in the loss of Federal funds, continued blind spots around the city for the Traffic Management Center and Emergency Operations Center personnel, and delays in responding to incidents and equipment failures.

The City is authorized to purchase from a cooperative purchasing program with another local government or a local cooperative organization pursuant to Chapter 271 Subchapter F of the Texas Local Government Code and by doing so satisfies any State Law requiring local governments to seek competitive bids for items. (PCA Contract No. OD-383-23  and City of Plano Contract No. 2024-0518-O)