Halton Regional Police Service, which patrols Burlington and the rest of Halton Region, will start replacing the in-car cameras and automated licence plate readers in about 120 patrol cars on Sunday, Nov. 1.
A police report says the current Panasonic Arbitrator camera system and Vigilant plate-recognition platform have both reached end of life. Their replacement, from Axon Public Safety Canada Inc., combines the two in one platform that captures in-car audio, video and plate scans and sends them to the service's Digital Evidence Management System, where police store recordings and other evidence.
The five-year contract covers equipment, installation, training and support, and its total includes net tax and a confidential contingency. The first year costs $1,371,083, and software licensing, support and maintenance run $238,194.35 a year.
Four vendors picked up the bidding documents, but only Axon and Motorola Solutions submitted bids. Axon was chosen after what the service calls a competitive evaluation.
Chief Stephen Tanner's report went to the Halton Police Board, the civilian body that oversees the service, as information only: the board was told about the contract but was not asked to vote on it.
