Primary Department: Constables
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Constable James “Smokie” Phillips
Managing Department: Constables
Managing Department Head/Elected Official: Constable James “Smokie” Phillips
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Investment Memo
Investment Memo Type: Final Investment Memo
Project Name: Illegal Dumping Camera System
Project ID (if applicable): TBD
Vendor Legal Name (if applicable): ESI, Inc. Fire-Security Protection
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Achievement (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A - Not a grant item
Incremental Authorization Requested: $100,000
Total Estimated Project Cost: $100,000
Request Summary:
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Request by the Constable of Precinct 7 for approval of a Final Investment Memo for the Illegal Dumping Camera System project, for an amount of $100,000 and request for approval of commercial paper funding in the amount of $100,000.
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Project Description:
Harris County Constable Precinct 7 currently relies on six aging, discontinued polemounted cameras used to monitor illegal dumping. These cameras suffer from recurring outages, frozen video feeds, slow PTZ performance, and limitations that hinder the timely retrieval of usable evidence.
To modernize the system, Precinct 7 proposes expanding to a 16camera environment, integrating the six existing units (after full compatibility validation) and adding ten new 4K PTZ camera sites. New sites will include industrial edge storage, weatherproof equipment, dualSIM 5G connectivity, and encrypted, private networking. A new businessgrade internet circuit, a dedicated server running Milestone XProtect Express+, RAIDprotected storage, and seven days of replayable video retention will support the environment.
Cameras will continue to be ...
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