Renovation of a mixed-use development in Florence, South Carolina. Completed plans call for the renovation of a fire / police facility; and municipal facility.

The City of Florence is interested in the purchase, delivery and installation of a new camera system at the City of Florence Public Works/Utilities Facility located at 1440 S. McCurdy Road, Florence, SC 29506 and the City of Florence Fire Station # located at 250 E. Marion Street, Florence, SC 29506. Question Deadline 04/05/2024 at 5:00 PM ET Questions concerning this invitation to bid should be directed to the City Purchasing Agent, Lynwood F. Givens in writing by e-mail at lgivens@cityofflorence.com. SCOPE OF WORK AND SPECIFICATIONS: Provide all Materials, Labor, and Network Integration/Coordination to install camera system totaling Twenty-One (21) camera devices, Four (4) Ubiquiti Wireless Devices, One (1) 16TB Server, and all other necessary components at the City of Florence Public Works and Utilities Department and the City of Florence Fire Department #2 Fuel Station. 1. Coordination will be needed by the awarded vendor and the City of Florence's contracted IT Consultant (VC3) to include: a. Firewall/internet access from Fire Station #2 to the Public Works/Utilities Facility b. Firewall for server to mobile devices for remote access to camera system c. Utilize or add on managed switches based on availability for VLAN/Camera connectivity 2. One (1) Year Warranty on the server 3. Two (2) Year Warranty on all cameras 4. Provide warranty repairs at no cost, including labor and equipment 5. Software updates on server as required for one (1) year 6. Data cable runs over 300 feet will require Paige Datacom Solutions "GameChanger" Cable 7. Minimum requirement for Camera Stands - 3" Rigid Pipe - 20-25 feet heights 8. Minimum requirement for Camera Stand Bases - 12"x12"x18" Concrete Base 9. All Cat6 Data Cables to be Indoor/Outdoor Rated CommScope Cable 10. Trenching and Conduit Requirement: 1" Schedule 80 PVC, Backfill Trenches with 90% Compaction 11. Provide appropriate grounding at server rack, minimum 8-gauge (8 AWG) wire 12. Provide appropriate surge protection at server and other applications as necessary. 13. Minimum server components to include: a. ROSEWILL 2U Rackmount Server Case (1 x 5.25 Drive Bays, 4 x 3.5 Drive Bays) b. ARESGAME AGT Series ATX 3.0 & PCIE 5.0 1000W Power Supply 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular 140MM Size. c. ASROCK H310CM-HDV LGA1151/ IntelH310/ DDR4/ Quad Crossfirex/ Sata3 and USB3.1 / M.2/ A&GbE/ Micro ATX Intel Motherboard d. Intel Core i5-9400 Coffee Lake 6-Core 2.9 GHz (4.10 GHz Turbo) LGA 1151 (300 Series) 65W BX80684I58400 Processor e. Corsair Vengeance LPX 32gb DDR4 RAM 2666MHz 2400 MT/s f. WD RED SA500 NAS #D 500GB Desktop 2.5" SSD 560 MB/S g. Windows Server 2019 Standard 16 Core 64-bit - OEM h. Western Digital 8TB Red Plus NAS Internal HDD 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s CMR 256 MB Cache (X2) i. Realtek Chipset Gigabit PCI Express Hot Swappable Network Adapter 10 / 100 / 1000 Mbps PCI 1 x RJ45 When lowest bid is the principal determining factor in the selection process any "local business" as defined in Subsection A above that submits a responsible and responsive bid within 5% (if the business is located within the City of Florence) or 3% (if the business is located within Florence County) of the non-local bidder who submitted the lowest bid may match the bid submitted by the non-local bidder. A "local business" that is within the percentage guidelines of the lowest bid received shall then be eligible for award of the contract