Agenda Item: 6
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
CONSENT CALENDAR
CITY MANAGER APPROVAL:
DATE: February 24, 2026
SUBJECT: TRANSIT SECURITY CAMERA SYSTEM REPLACEMENT
DEPARTMENT: Administrative Services
PRESENTER: Ryan James
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council:
1. Award a contract to AMS.NET, LLC DBA MGT Impact Solutions for the replacement of security cameras at the McBean Regional Transit Center and the Transit Maintenance Facility in the amount of $183,516 and authorize a contingency in the amount of $18,352, for a total contract amount not to exceed $201,868.
2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all contracts and associated documents, subject to City Attorney approval.
BACKGROUND
The City of Santa Clarita (City) utilizes security cameras at the McBean Regional Transit Center and the Transit Maintenance Facility for public safety and protection of City property. The current cameras are more than 15 years old and were implemented during the original construction of each respective facility. Due to their age, the cameras are obsolete, unsupported, and do not have the visual quality of modern cameras. In addition, the network video recorder (NVR) systems that retain the footage are no longer meeting operational requirements. Due to their inconsistent performance, these systems pose a risk if an incident occurs and recorded footage is unavailable for review.
The new security cameras are based on a modern hybrid-cloud system. Each camera retains the footage on solid-state storage built into the camera and then makes that footage available over a cloud infrastructure while simultaneously backing up recordings to the cloud. This design removes the need for an NVR, which also eliminates a single point of failure that could cause the loss of all footage across the entire system should an NVR fail.
The new security cameras are supported by a 10-year manufacturer’s warranty that will replace any camera in the event of a hardware failure. In addition, the contract includes the licensing required to host the cameras and their cloud-based management for five years.
An invitation to bid was published and circulated via the City’s e-procurement system BidNet on December 2, 2025. The City transmitted the solicitation to 3,106 vendors on BidNet, of which 94 vendors downloaded materials. Four bids were submitted and opened on January 5, 2026. The results of the bids are shown below.
Company Location Bid Amount
High-Tech Security Los Angeles, CA $137,317
AMS.NET, LLC DBA MGT Impact Solutions Livermore, CA $183,516 ALL SYSTEMS GO INC. Santa Clarita, CA $186,559
HCI Systems Escondido, CA $258,000
The bid submitted by High-Tech Security was deemed non-responsive and rejected because the submittal did not comply with mandatory solicitation requirements, including the requirement to utilize an approved vendor. Staff recommends the project be awarded to AMS.NET, LLC DBA MGT Impact Solutions, the lowest responsive bidder. The contractor possesses a valid state contractor’s license and is in good standing with the Contractors State License Board. The contractor’s bid was reviewed for accuracy and conformance to the contract documents and was found to be complete.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION
Other action as determined by the City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
Funding for this project is included in the current Transit Division budget. The City has programmed a Federal Transit Administration (FTA) grant to cover $161,494.40 of the project costs and Municipal Operator Service Improvement Program (MOSIP) funding to cover the remaining $40,373.60. These funds are included in the Transit Capital Contractual Services Expenditure Account (7003702-516101) budget and this project does not impact the City’s General Fund.
ATTACHMENTS
City of Santa Clarita Bid #IS-25-26-17 (available in the City Clerk's Reading File)