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Little Canada <br />Fire Department, Inc. 325 Little Canada Road East <br />Little Canada, Minnesota 55117 <br />Office: (651) 792-7680 <br />Fax: (651) 766-7092 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />To: Bryce Shearen, City Administrator <br />From: Don Smiley, Fire Chief <br />Date: July 15, 2026 <br />RE: Fire Station closed circuit camera system replacement <br /> <br />Action To Be Considered: <br />Accept the $25,300.00 bid from Pro-Tec Design for the purchase and installation of a <br />CCTV system for the fire station, and authorize the Fire Chief to execute the proposal <br />and related project documents. <br /> <br />Background: <br />The current CCTV system at the fire station was installed over 10 years ago, is analog, <br />and has reached its end of life. The hard drive that records the video has failed multiple <br />times in the past few years. <br /> <br />I met with two vendors to assess the camera and equipment replacement needed at <br />the Fire Station and received two bids for the work. <br /> <br />Bids Received: <br />Pro-Tech Design $ 25,300.00 <br />Electro Watchman Inc. $ 23,844.00 <br />*Both bids are on the State of MN contract. <br />After meeting with the vendors and reviewing their proposals, I recommend moving <br />forward with Pro-Tech Design for the following reasons: <br />1. The system has local and cloud-based digital storage <br />2. The cloud-based storage provides remote access to the videos at any time <br />3. The Electro Watchman system could be hosted in the cloud and accessed <br />remotely, but we would need to route it through Metro-INET and pay several <br />additional ongoing license fees. <br />4. Because the fire station is not staffed, it’s critical to be able to access the <br />camera system remotely. <br />The new system would be digital, with video stored locally and in the cloud. Camera <br />coverage will be much better, and video quality will be far superior to the current <br />system. <br /> <br />