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Approval of Contract with CML Security, LLC in the Amount of $472,300 to Install Food Pass Doors Inside the Durham County Detention Facility for the Durham County Sheriff's Office
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Date of BOCC Meeting: October 14, 2024
Request for Board Action:
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The Board is requested to approve and authorize the County Manager to enter into a contract with CML Security, LLC for the Sheriff's Office in the Amount of $472,300 to Install Food Pass Doors Inside the Durham County Detention Facility. The Board is also requested to authorize the County Manager to execute any amendments not to exceed $495,915. Funding for this contract was previously approved as a capital project.
Food pass doors (FPD) will allow officers to distribute meals to detainees without having to completely open doorways. This maintains control and security and prevents threats of physical harm to officers. These doors will also provide the opportunity to apply and remove restraining devices from detainees when security threats are elevated. COVID-19 created a variety of challenges for congregate living environments, and certainly in jails and prisons across the country. Infrastructure played a key role in safety strategies developed after large COVID-19 outbreaks in the jail. These strategies identified that food pass doors would mitigate exposure risks for officers and other detainees.
CML Security, LLC was the lowest qualified bidder for this project RFP#24-022R1.
Alignment with Strategic Plan: This request aligns with the Strategic Goal 3 - Safe Community.
Resource Persons: David LaBarre, Director of Planning and Development, Durham County Sheriff's Office; Marie Spencer, Chief of Detention Services, Durham County Sheriff's Office; Clarence Birkhead, Sheriff of Durham County.
County Manager's Recommendation: The County Manager recommends that the Board the approve and authorize the County Manager to enter into a contract with CML Security, LLC for the Sheriff'...
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