Annual Contract for Alarm Monitoring, Maintenance, and Repair

The City of Beaumont is seeking a contractor to provide 24-hour alarm monitoring services for all existing City-owned fire and security systems. The contractor will also be responsible for performing maintenance, routine repair services, and installation services on a time and material cost basis as needed and authorized by the City. The contract term is for one year, with the option to renew for two additional one-year terms. The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to award the contract to the most responsible bidder making the most satisfying offer to the City. • The monitoring service shall report all troubles at any location to the City of Beaumont's Building Services Division during normal business hours. • The contractor shall be responsible for any and all work and related costs necessary to prepare the City of Beaumont's existing alarm systems so that all scheduled systems will be monitored by the proposed service. • The City of Beaumont shall be responsible for providing telephone lines, the cost of those lines, and required wiring to the existing equipment. • The contractor shall maintain an inventory and work from fully stocked vehicles containing commonly used supplies specific to types of equipment housed within the City's facilities. • The contractor shall have on its staff one installation superintendent who is licensed by the State Fire Marshal's office and one certified NICET Level II State Licensed Fire Alarm Planner. • The contractor shall provide systems and equipment that are listed and labeled, and shall comply with the National Electrical Code. • The contractor shall maintain a staffed office for the processing of work orders and specific job-related information during normal working hours. • The contractor shall provide a certificate of insurance, or a copy of the insurance policies, to the City within ten calendar days after the award of the bid.