Security Sales July 2021 - 47

ADT Commercial
Gets High Marks for Youth
Academy Solution
L
ocated in Santa Ana, Calif., the
Samueli Academy is a public charter
affiliated with the Orangewood
Foundation, whose programs help
foster youth set a course on the road to self-sufficiency.
The academy, set on a 7.1-acre campus,
serves the low-income neighborhood that
surrounds it as well as children from across Orange
County, who all can get a top-notch, free
education with an emphasis on science, technology,
engineering and math.
With a primary concern to provide a safe and
secure environment for the student population
to live and learn in, administrators brought in
ADT Commercial initially on a consultation
and design-build basis. The site had broken
ground and was being deployed through a series
of contractors that did not have the client's
input or direction in place.
" We approached them with an RFP, which
they were able to submit to several companies
to evaluate a best-in-class provider who would
be able to meet the specifications, " explains
ADT Commercial's Leo Cid, senior national
account manager. " The process of discovery
gave us the ability to design and build based
on what the customer requirements were and
ultimately what was needed onsite. "
The contract was finalized in October 2020
and coordination with the general contractor
and other trades began the same month. Weekly
construction meetings aligned with the project
progress and field changes were able to keep
the project moving to final completion.
ADT Commercial provided an integrated,
comprehensive security solution for the seven
buildings that are housed on campus, encompassing
intrusion, access control, IP intercom
and video surveillance. The installation commenced
in November 2020 and the last phase
of the project - the gymnasium - is currently
being deployed. At press time it was set for
completion in June.
The solution allows the Samueli Academy
teams visibility to activities across the campus,
giving them ability to ensure proper procedures
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are adhered to, the ability to address potential
problem areas before issues arise, and proactively
receive alerts in a timely fashion.
ADT Commercial's eSuite account management
services are used for monitoring of the intrusion
systems, including to oversee opening/
closing schedules and remote managed services
through Avigilon, deployed for the access control,
intercom and VMS.
" We worked with the campus IT team to
integrate the video and access control within
the confines of the network at the campus. This
meant utilizing campus switches and centralized
power sources for the field devices, including
electrified door locking hardware, " Cid explains.
" Network/IDF rooms were designated
in each building to centralize power and provide
standby power for the system in the event
of a power loss. "
The project was completed at the onset
and in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
That meant the integrator and all involved
had to respond to evolving state mandates to
ensure strict measures and safety protocols were
followed to maintain the highest standard of
health and safety.
" Dealing with the pandemic and coordinating
the trades was challenging, but through our
thorough planning process and comprehensive
protocols that we enacted, the installation went
relatively smoothly, " says John Luker, the academy's
COO and CFO. " Even with these obstacles,
we were able to complete the projects on
time and on budget. "
ADT Commercial provided
an integrated, comprehensive
security solution for the
campus's seven buildings.
Samueli Academy is set on
a 7.1-acre campus in Santa
Ana, Calif.
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