ARMED SECURITY GUARD SERVICES FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND SEWER

2026-11-03

It is the intent and purpose of these specifications to describe the conditions and requirements necessary for entering into a contract for providing armed security guard services as provided herein and in the proposal form . GUARD OPERATION This contract shall provide 24 - hour armed guard service to this building . These 24 hours shall be divided into two sections . One section shall be entitled ARMED WORKING HOURS GUARD . The other section shall be entitled ARMED NON - WORKING HOURS GUARD . One guard , who meets the requirements of these specifications , shall be furnished for each shift . The ARMED WORKING HOURS GUARD shall work as follows : 8 : 00 AM to 4 : 00 PM Monday through Friday ( 5 days ) 40 hours The ARMED NON - WORKING HOURS GUARD shall work as follows : 4 : 00 PM to Midnight Monday through Sunday ( 7 days ) 56 hours Midnight to 8 : 00 AM Monday through Sunday ( 7 days ) 56 hours 8 : 00 AM to 4 : 00 PM Saturday and Sunday ( 2 days ) 16 hours The total working hours per week for both the ARMED WORKING HOURS GUARD AND THE ARMED NON - WORKING HOURS GUARD shall be : 168 hours In addition to the above routine schedule , service shall be provided for approximately thirteen ( 13 ) authorized City of Trenton Holidays , during which time coverage must be maintained . These holidays shall be subject to verification upon award of the contract . On these holidays the working hours armed guard shall perform the duties of the nonworking hours armed guard . Trenton Water Works will only pay the vendor straight time . WORK SCHEDULE The successful Bidder shall furnish the Director of Water & Sewer or the duly authorized representative with a detailed written " Armed Guard Instructions Manual " including a drawing of the area to be protected and showing fences , building , office and EGS stations , etc . This instruction manual shall be submitted at the pre - award conference . The " Armed Guard Instructions Manual " must be based on , but not necessarily limited to , the requirements of these Specifications ( see " Duties of Armed Guards " and " Supervision by Trenton Water Works ") and must be approved before work begins . Failure to submit this approved manual prior to when work begins may result in the termination of the contract . EGS OPERATION The successful Bidder shall provide all equipment , materials and computer software to identify circumstances , record time , download and correlate computer data for reports . This system of latest technology shall not be a Detex Guardsman Clock System , Tour Traxx Systems . It shall perform at a minimum the function of the Detex Guardsman Clock System using state - of - the - art equipment and technology . This shall include any and all equipment used to record rounds and incidents as well as computer software to run on a Dell OptiPlex 7710 compatible P . C . The computer software will enable the downloading of rounds and incident information and shall allow for manipulation of this data to provide useful report information . Detailed information regarding the system shall be submitted with the Contractor ' s bid . However , before the equipment is put into use , it shall receive the approval of the Director of Water & Sewer or the duly authorized representative . This system shall be in effect for the entire contract period . This process of latest technology shall be implemented using the following : ➢ Stainless steel electronic chips with individual identification numbers . The chips shall be recorded with station locations , incident situations , guard identification , etc . The chips shall be impervious to weather , temperature , magnetic interference and electromagnetic interference . ➢ Sealed electronic probe with no moving parts , signals audibly and visually when a chip has been read . Probe head must be protected from scratching , damage , etc . The probe shall hold a minimum of 4 , 000 confirms before needing to download . The probe shall give an audible signal when within 500 touches of being full . The probe has an internal date and time stamp .

New Jersey

2026-04-29