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" A problem arose when we realized the bid,
which was put together by the A&E, included a
video surveillance system that specified a product
that the end user had no experience with, "
Brinkman recalls. " In order to solve this, we
had to provide a bid with the lower cost option
and once the bid was secured, go back to the
customer and present a change order for what
they actually wanted to have installed. "
Reilly elaborates: " It was challenging to coordinate
our requests to the architects and engineers.
The A&E firm did not remove the technology/low-voltage
portion of the bid from the
original bid set. This caused some confusion
with electricians who were bidding the project
as they included this within their bids. Also, the
types of cameras specified in the bid were not
what we had used in the past. After a few meetings,
we were able to work with the GC and
electrician to deduct a portion of their bid and
get the types of products we wanted. "
In the end, Custom Alarm installed 14 Panasonic
3-megapixel exterior IP cameras with
fixed lenses, wall-mounted roughly 12-feet
high to capture all activity around the facility
and its grounds. Twenty-four Panasonic 3MP
indoor fixed dome IP cameras were installed
in all common areas within the building, either
wall or ceiling mounted. An exacqVision
VMS with a 24TB A Series NVR serves as the
main headend. The video surveillance solution
entailed coordinating with yet another trade.
" Mayowood Apartments has a third-party
IT company that handles all their networking.
We worked with them to separate the CCTV
system onto its own V-Lan, which required us
to reprogram all the cameras. This system also
integrated with previous exacqVision systems
the customer uses at other locations including
its corporate headquarters in Duluth, Minn., "
details Brinkman.
The Mayowood Apartments also features a
24-hour reception desk where guests and residents
check in and out. Inside the office, Custom
Alarm installed four WBX 22-inch video
monitors to display all the cameras in real-time
views. According to Brinkman, it was important
for the staff to have 'eyes' on and around
the building and property and also show visitors
and residents the protection they had there
keeping everyone safe and minimizing or eliminating
any potential for trouble.
Although Custom Alarm typically specifies a
full access control system for buildings similar to
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Mayowood, in this instance the client requested
limited door control. Since Center City Housing
only wanted alarms on doors that had powered
crash bars, the integrator installed Detex door
alarms, programming a timer and door release
button allowing residents the ability to exit the
building to specific areas such as the patio.
WHY EVERYONE'S SMILING
The fact that filling the apartment complex
with residents was delayed several months
made the security, life-safety and surveillance
solution perhaps even more valuable.
" Due to labor shortages, Center City Housing
was unable to staff the building and so it
MAYOWOOD APARTMENTS
EQUIPMENT OVERVIEW
Fire/Life Safety
▶ Notifier NFW-100X FACP
▶ Napco StarLink communicator
▶ 56 HWL-LF low-frequency
sounders
▶ 16 P2WL horn strobes
▶ 11 FMM-1 monitor modules
▶ 8 FSP-951 smoke detectors
▶ 6 FRM-1 relay modules
▶ 2 NBG-12LX pull stations
Video Surveillance
▶ exacqVision 24TB VMS/NVR
▶ 24 Panasonic WV-S3131L 3MP IP
cameras
▶ 14 Panasonic S2531LN 3MP IP
cameras
▶ 4 WBX 22-inch monitors
Access Control
▶ Detex door alarms
Network
▶ 2 TRENDnet TPE-TG240G switches
Custom Alarm installed
14 Panasonic 3-megapixel
exterior IP cameras with fixed
lenses, wall-mounted roughly
12-feet high to capture all
activity around the facility.
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