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Cambridge Public Schools Security Monitoring and Repair Services

The City of Cambridge is seeking a contractor to monitor and repair existing security alarm systems at Cambridge Public Schools facilities. - Government buyer: City of Cambridge — Cambridge School Department / Cambridge Public Schools; Purchasing Department. - Scope: Security monitoring and repair-warranty services at 19 school and facility locations, covering 33 existing security systems. No new equipment purchase is specified. - OEMs and equipment: DMP XR150/XR550; NAPCO 3000, Gemini 3200, and Gemini 9600; Honeywell; and FCI fire-alarm equipment. No service vendor is named. - Estimated value and pricing: Estimated project value is $75,000. Pricing includes 12 months of monitoring, an estimated 80 repair labor hours, and materials markup calculated against a $5,000 materials estimate. Materials markup is capped at 10%, requires original invoices, and travel charges are not permitted. Prevailing wage rates apply to repair labor. - Monitoring and repair requirements: Use a contractor-owned and operated UL-listed central monitoring station staffed by its employees, with 24-hour response. Receive and record system signals, notify Cambridge Police for alarms, provide monthly activity reports, and promptly provide repair estimates. Approved repairs are to be completed the same day, including weekends and holidays; written approval is required before changing existing equipment. - Qualifications and access: The contractor must hold a Massachusetts burglar-alarm license, have at least seven years of security-monitoring and repair-warranty business experience, and demonstrate five years of similar work within the past ten years. Employees entering school facilities must pass CORI and SORI checks. - Performance term: One-year initial term with two one-year renewal options. Work must begin within seven days after written notice to proceed.

Description

The City of Cambridge invites bids for security monitoring and repair warranty services for Cambridge Public Schools. The project manual describes the work as providing security monitoring and repair warranty services. The contract term is one year, with two one-year renewal options at the City's sole discretion. The invitation to bid lists an estimated project value of $75,000.

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