Julio Magrisso, Director Parks and R.E.C.

William Hernandez, Chief of Police

Donna Rockfeld, Chief Procurement Officer

In line with the City’s Strategic Plan of providing excellent municipal services in a financially responsible and environmentally conscious manner and a beautiful, safe and livable City, the City requires installation of camera surveillance systems. The Police Department and the Parks Department met to discuss how the camera system might be deployed at some of our City park locations to help promote safety and reduce the chance of vandalism as well as other crimes that occur within our parks.

The Park and R.E.C. Department has camera surveillance systems currently installed and functioning at the Yes/McDonald Center complex and at Uleta Park and Pool. The Library also has a functioning system, which was recently installed, this purchase will further enhance its capabilities.

High-definition video cameras with live and recorded video will be installed at the Library, Allen Park, Littman Theater, Victory Pool, Snyder Tennis Center, Washington Park, Highland Village, NE 175^th and NE 10^th Ave Roundabout and the impound lot at 2101 NE 159^th Street.

TEI Innovations, Inc. formerly known as WildFire Connections, LLC. wireless network is proprietary and not available through dealers or other technology resellers. The cameras are unique and custom made to Wildfire's specifications with the radio transmitter in the cameras. Wildfire has a unique solution in the way that they configure their cameras to communicate with the wireless radio and onto the Wildfire network. The system maintains a constant 30 frames per second for each camera installed.

TEI Innovations, Inc. installed a wireless camera network and infrastructure that has been operational within the City of Fort Lauderdale since 2015.  The system provides a minimum of thirty (30) days storage of all activity detected on cameras. The remote viewing access will be provided to authorized personnel of all live and recorded camera activity.  

Section 3-4.5(f) of the City’s Code of Ordinances provides the purchases of goods or services shall be exempt from competitive bidding/proposal procedures upon a determination by 5/7^th affirmative vote of the City Commission that the purchase is in the best interests of the City.

Section 3-3.14 of the City’s Code of Ordinances provides that contracts in excess of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) shall be awarded by the City Commission.

The City Manager, Parks and R.E.C Director, Police Chief, and the Chief Procurement Officer recommend that the City Commission approve and authorize the City Manager or designee to enter into an agreement with TEI Innovations for the purchase of a camera surveillance system in the not to exceed total amount of $72,311.

Account Numbers: 010713-563830, 010710-564840, 010731-563830, LETF180311, 172500-564840, 172500-563830 and 010600-564840