Video Addendum Part A.pdf

Butts County Schools Video System

1. Can we get pictures of the drop ceilings or are they hard ceilings?

Drop Ceilings

2. Is additional conduit needed?

No

3. Are we able to schedule a walk-through with you of the schools or do we need to write the bid using the maps and drawings that were emailed?

Using the maps and drawings and additional camera information provided. Top 3 finalists will have the ability to schedule a walk through and rebid.

4. Are Cat6 or Coax in place today? Cat6

5. If so, will additional Cat6 or Coax be needed? Only for possible 40 new camera additions.

Can you specify, by site, how many indoor cameras and how many outdoor cameras?

See maps and existing camera documentation.

Can you specify, by site, existing problem areas regarding lack of coverage or no coverage?

Please define what BB and FH are on the document.

Battle Building and Fieldhouse(Athletic Complex) What is your required standard frame rate per camera? This is needed to calculate storage requirements for the NVR.

Vendor recommendation based on the camera resolution. Usually 24fps to 30fps. Also, most solutions only record motion detection.

Can you identify the location of each of the non-responsive cameras? On the maps provided.

Will you be providing site specific drawings? Yes

Can you include data and camera maps for Battle Building, Athletic Complex, and Central Office?

We do not have maps of those locations at this time. Only the number of cameras indoor and outdoor provided by the Existing camera document. Top 3 finalists will have a chance to do a walkthrough and rebid the quote.

1.) Will Butts County provide prints of each school with the MDF/IDFs clearly marked? Yes

2.) Will Butts County provide prints with the existing camera locations marked? Yes

3.) Will Butts County provide prints identifying the cameras that are to be replaced and the minimum camera MP rating? All cameras except the Performing Arts Building and Athletic Complex. 5MP, 6MP

4.) Will Butts County provide all network connections such as patch panels and POE switches to use for this project? Yes

5.) Will Butts County confirm that all existing and installed data cabling is to be reused, and no new runs are required to be spec'd for this project? Yes, except for possibly 40 new camera additions.

What is the name of the systems currently being using? Luxriot

What name and type of server is currently being used? Windows 2012 Server

Is there a specific name brand for cameras are desired? No, but we are refraining from using huawei, hikvision, zte, and dahua.

Whom with the school will configure network ports as needed for cameras? Network Admin

1. Are there existing patch panel ports to terminate the new camera cables to or is the contractor to provide new patch panels? There’s existing patch panels.

2. Any specific color requirements for new camera category cabling? No

3. When can the installation take place? (During normal business hours, after hours, during non-school days, etc.?) After hours, weekends, non-school days.

4. What are the depths of the racks/cabinets that the new servers will be installed? 3ft or more.

5. Exactly which cameras are to be replaced at each location? Hikvision, Flirs

6. Where are the placement locations for any additional camera additions? To be determined.

7. What will the contractor do with the “non-responsive” or “removed” cameras from the project locations? Replace and connect to new Camera System.

8. What are the exact model types/manufacturers of the cameras you with to continue utilizing? Refraining from these manufacturers: Huawei, Hikvision, ZTE, Dahua Will continue to use some newer cameras with zoom capabilities. Mostly at the performing arts center and athletic complex.

9. What is the expected warranty of new cameras to be installed? 1 year manufacturer warranty and options to extend the warranty.

10. What are the specific integrations that need to be planned for when selecting the new solution? AI Capabilities, License plate reader, Gun detection, SSO Integration,Key event summarization, identify safety hazards or security threats, search capability of specific events or objects within a video.

11. Is there any sort of bonding requirements necessary for this project? No

12. You mentioned in the pre-bid meeting that the selection process will be dwindled down to a select 3-4 contractors. Once that selection has been made and the contractors have had the opportunity to visit the site locations will said contractors have the opportunity to submit a “best and final” proposal based upon the findings of the site visits? Yes, they will have the opportunity to rebid.

13. Are there any specific brands or manufacturers you will not consider as part of the solution offerings? Huawei, Hikvision, ZTE, Dahua.

14. Will the contractor and/or subcontractor personnel be required to submit to background checks for those working on school grounds? Yes through the school level check in system, background checks.

1. Do you have a layout of the cameras we will be replacing for each location. All cameras except the Performing Arts Center and Athletic Complex.

2. What is your current VMS at each location? Luxriot

3. How many servers do you have per location? Existing camera document.

4. How many cameras per location? Existing camera document.

5. What is the make and model of all existing cameras. Existing Camera Document.

6. What Lens type do you prefer? Vendor recommendation. Indoor/Outdoor

7. How many POE switches do you have per location? All switches are POE. No requirement for the project.

8. What is the make and model of each POE switch? Extreme POE switches 5420M Series

9. Are we responsible for removing the existing cameras? Yes

10. When was the original wire ran for the existing cameras? Not Certain, but existing wires meet industry standards for POE cameras.

11. Will we run all new wire or use existing wire? Use existing cameras except for 40 possible additions.

12. Do you have Admin rights for all servers and cameras? Yes

13. How many days of storage do you require and what FPS? 30-60 days. Most solutions are based on current standard fps and motion detection.

14. Will we be able to have a site visit before the bid due date? To 3-4 contractors will have the opportunity to do a walkthrough and submit a final bid.

15. Are you pricing for onsite storage or cloud storage? Hybrid..onsite and cloud for archiving footage.

16. How many desks top stations do you need per location? None specified

17. Has this bid been specced with a certain camera manufacturer? No

Luxriot

5 Schools

3500 students

1 Central Office - 1 Server x 32Gb RAM, 30TB, 30 Day Retention

3 Elementary - 1 Server per school x 32GB RAM, 30TB, 30 Day Retention

1 Middle school - 1 Server x 32Gb RAM, 30TB, 30 Day Retention

1 High School - 3 Servers X 32 GB RAM, 30TB, 30 Day Retention

1 Battle Building - 1 Server x 32Gb RAM, 30TB, 30 Day Retention

1 Athletic Complex - 1 Server x 32Gb RAM, 30TB, 30 Day Retention

Hikvision, Dahua, Flir

● Battle Building/Performing Arts Center– 60 21 Outdoor 35 Indoor

● Daughtry Elementary School – 56 15 Outdoor 39 Indoor

● Athletic Complex – 56 51 Outdoor 5 Indoor

● Henderson Middle School- 111 40 Outside 67 Indoor

● Jackson Elementary School – 61 21 Outdoor 36 Indoor

● Jackson High School – 198 80 Outdoor 118 Indoor

● Stark Elementary School – 64 25 Outdoor 40 Indoor

● 20 - showing as non-responsive.

● 40 - possible additions

● TOTAL: 646