WETHERSFIELD - The entrances of Wethersfield Town Hall and the neighboring Wethersfield Public Library will see some video surveillance.
The Town Council voted unanimously to accept a $26,847 bid from North Haven-based Advanced Alarms for security cameras during its April 3 meeting. Of eight firms to respond, Advanced Alarms offered the lowest price, according to Town Engineer Mike Turner.
â€"The [Town Hall] building is generally not secured at night because it’s open to meetings, so having some security recording is probably a good thing,†said Town Manager Jeff Bridges during a discussion before the vote was taken.
The CCTV digital surveillance cameras will be motion activated, according to Turner.
â€"The system does not need monitoring, but can be interconnected to allow remote access for police coverage,†Turner said.
The second lowest bidder was Horizon Technologies, Inc., a Wethersfield-based firm. Horizon came in with a $32,956 offer, according to Turner.
â€"Their bid was slightly outside the 10 percent gap where our local vendor ordinance would apply,†he said.
The Wethersfield Town Charter stipulates that â€"consideration must be afforded to any local bidders having submitted a bid that is not more than 10 percent higher than the lowest responsible bidderâ€, according to the town website.
If chosen for a job, businesses that reside in Wethersfield must accept a contract for an amount equal to the lowest bidder, the ordinance says.