TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Michael A. Hursh, General Manager/Chief Executive Officer
SUBJECT: Contract Award for Security Systems Upgrade at D6 (Hayward)
ACTION ITEM
AGENDA PLANNING REQUEST: ?
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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Consider approving the award of a fixed price construction contract to Electronic Innovations, Inc. of Richmond, California in the amount of $1,102,147.29 for the installation of the Security Systems Upgrade at the Hayward (D6) Division.
Staff Contact:
Ramakrishna Pochiraju, Executive Director of Planning & Engineering
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STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:
Goal - Safe and Secure Operations
Initiative - Infrastructure Modernization
This project will provide construction services to transition the security system to a new open-architecture platform and install infrastructure in support of card reader access, door hardware, and high-definition cameras at the Hayward facility (D6).
BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
The project will be funded by a combination of Senate Bill 1 (SB1) grant funds and District Capital. The award amount of $1,102,147.29 was determined to be fair and reasonable.
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:
On April 22, 2014, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Office of Security Operations, Surface Transportation Security Inspection Program conducted a Baseline Assessment for Security Enhancement (BASE) review of the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District. This assessment was voluntary and only intended to provide the District with a baseline readiness assessment to guide future security program decisions and requirements. This comprehensive security assessment identified several strengths, a few weaknesses as well as potential vulnerabilities that fell somewhere in the middle. These upgrades were not necessarily identified as weaknesses, but they are certainly responsible mitigations against potential vulnerabilities. Given AC Transit's strategic commitment to safe and secure operations, the Capital Programming...
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