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CITY OF HOUSTON - CITY COUNCIL

Meeting Date: 9/24/2025
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Item Creation Date: 8/5/2025

SR1540225338 - William P Hobby Airport (HOU) Camera System Upgrades - ORDINANCE

Agenda Item#: 14.


 
                               
Summary:

ORDINANCE appropriating $1,001,857.47 out of Airports Renewal and Replacement Fund; approving and authorizing Derivative Agreement between City of Houston and PREFERRED TECHNOLOGIES, LLC through the Department of Information Resources for Installation of Camera System Upgrades at William P. Hobby Airport for the Houston Airport System - 8 Months

Background:

P44-SR1540225338 – Approve an ordinance appropriating $1,001,857.47 out of the Airports Renewal and Replacement Fund (8010) and authorizing a Derivative Agreement between the City of Houston and Preferred Technologies, LLC  through the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) for an eight (8) month term for the installation and camera system upgrade at William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) for the Houston Airport System (HAS).

 

SPECIFIC EXPLANATION:

The Director of the Houston Airport System and the Chief Procurement Officer recommend that City Council approve an ordinance appropriating $1,001,857.47 out of the Airports Renewal and Replacement Fund (8010), and authorizing a Derivative Agreement between the City of Houston and Preferred Technologies, LLC  through the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) for an eight (8) month term for the installation and camera system upgrade at William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) for the Houston Airport System (HAS).

 

This scope of work requires the Contractor to enhance video surveillance coverage across both interior and exterior areas of HOU by installing additional cameras in locations where coverage gaps were identified by HOU Security and HAS IT. Input from the HOU Houston Police Department (HPD) Tactical Unit and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) designated high-risk areas to expand coverage within terminal interiors, building exteriors, parking garages, and surrounding roadways. These services are essential for the upgraded system to support real-time surveillance and recorded footage review for investigative purposes. The term shall be for eight (8) months, not to extend beyond the contract expiration date of February 17, 2026, unless otherwise amended.

 

This recommendation is made pursuant to subsection 271.102(c) of the Texas Local Government Code, which provides that "a local government that purchases goods or services from a cooperative purchasing program or organization satisfies any state law requiring the local government to seek competitive bids for the purchase of the goods or services.”

 

M/WBE Participation:

This service was issued as a goal-oriented contract with 14% M/WBE participation. Preferred Technologies, LLC has submitted a plan indicating it will utilize itself for 7% at the Prime Level and will utilize the below-named company as its certified M/WBE subcontractor. 

 

Company Name

Type of Work

Percentage %

Preferred Technologies, LLC

Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) services.

7%

Genesis Cabling

Cable laying (e.g., fiber optic, etc.), including underground.

7%

TOTAL

 

14%

 

Pay or Play Program:

This procurement is exempt from the City’s ‘Pay or Play’ Program because the department is utilizing a purchasing cooperative for this purchase.

 

Hire Houston First:

This procurement is exempt from the City's Hire Houston First ordinance.  Bids/proposals were not solicited because the department is utilizing an Interlocal/Cooperative Purchasing Agreement for this purchase.

 

Fiscal Note:

No significant Fiscal Operating impact is anticipated as a result of this project.

 

 

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Jedediah Greenfield

Chief Procurement Officer

_________________________________

Department Approval Authority Signature

 

 

                                             Estimated Spending Authority

 

Department

FY2026

Out Years

Total

Houston Airport System

$1,001,857.47

$0

$1,001,857.47


Amount and Source of Funding:

$1,001,857.47

Airports Renewal and Replacement Fund

Fund 8010

Contact Information:

Name:

Dept./Division

Phone Number

Barbara Fisher, Division Manager

Finance/SPD

832.393.8722

Yesenia Chuca, Deputy Assistant Director

Finance/SPD

832.393.8727

Jedediah Greenfield, Chief Procurement Officer

Finance/SPD

832.393.9126


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