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Cities & Towns Counties Public Works

One town, forty buildings, six different security systems

Municipal security gets bought a building at a time, by different departments, in different budget years, from whoever won that bid. DWG helps cities and counties define a standard once so the next building doesn't add a seventh platform to support.

Standardization is what saves the money

The cost of a mixed municipal estate isn't the hardware. It's training staff on six systems, stocking spares for six, and having no single place to pull video when something happens at the water plant.

We help evaluate platforms against what the municipality already owns, write a standard that departments can bid against year after year, review bills of materials before they go out, and confirm lead times against a budget cycle that doesn't move. How the work gets done is shaped around you: we can coordinate with the integrator or contractor you already use, bring the right integration and field resources in ourselves, or anything in between — whatever the project needs.

How we engage

The greatest opportunity to improve a project exists before anything is purchased. We support every phase — the earlier we're involved, the more value we add.

1. Plan

Requirements across departments and buildings, budget cycle timing.

2. Evaluate

Platform comparison, compatibility with installed systems, IT and network review.

3. Specify

A standard departments can bid against, BOM review, value engineering.

4. Procure

Quoting, bid support, availability against the fiscal calendar.

5. Deploy

Staged delivery by building or department.

6. Support

Technical support, spares, and a standard that survives staff turnover.

Core capabilities

Enterprise physical security infrastructure across every major discipline.

Video surveillance

  • IP camera systems
  • Video management systems (VMS)
  • Network video recorders
  • Edge, cloud and enterprise storage

AI & video analytics

  • Object and behaviour detection
  • License plate recognition
  • Search and forensic review tools
  • Operational and business insight

Access control & identity

  • Enterprise access control platforms
  • Smart and mobile credentials
  • Door hardware and locking
  • Authentication and biometrics

Visitor management

  • Visitor registration and badging
  • Watch list and screening
  • Contractor and vendor check-in
  • Real-time on-site awareness

Intercom & entry communication

  • IP intercom systems
  • Video entry stations
  • Emergency call stations
  • Two-way communication at entry points

Emergency notification

  • Mass notification systems
  • Public address and paging
  • Multi-channel alerting
  • Campus and site-wide communication

Lockdown systems

  • Coordinated building-wide lockdown
  • Single-action activation
  • Integration with access control
  • Notification tied to activation

Fire & life safety

  • Fire alarm control panels
  • Smoke, heat, CO and duct detection
  • Notification appliances
  • Alarm communications and monitoring

Intrusion detection

  • Enterprise intrusion systems
  • Perimeter detection
  • Sensors and detection technologies
  • Alarm communications

Mobile & temporary surveillance

  • Mobile surveillance trailers
  • Rapid-deployment camera systems
  • Remote and off-grid power
  • Construction, event and temporary sites

Network & infrastructure

  • PoE switching and fiber optics
  • Structured cabling and wireless
  • UPS and power systems
  • Cabinets, racks and enclosures

Engineering & procurement services

  • Product evaluation and solution design
  • Multi-manufacturer comparisons
  • Bill of materials review and value engineering
  • Lifecycle planning and technical consultation

Questions we help you answer

Most suppliers focus on selling products. We focus on helping you make an informed decision — and these are the questions worth settling first.

  • Can we run one platform across every municipal building?
  • Will this work with the systems the last three bids installed?
  • Can departments order against this standard without re-specifying?
  • Does the equipment arrive inside the fiscal year it was funded in?
  • What is the ten-year cost, not just the bid price?
  • Can public safety pull video from every site in one place?
  • Who supports this after the installing contractor moves on?

Answered early, these prevent the expensive corrections that surface once equipment is on site.

Vendor-neutral technical expertise

DWG works across a broad portfolio of leading security manufacturers. Rather than promoting a single product line, we help you evaluate qualified solutions on the criteria that matter.

Technical criteria

  • Technical requirements and objectives
  • Performance and interoperability
  • Standards compliance
  • Cybersecurity considerations

Commercial criteria

  • Availability and lead time
  • Lifecycle cost
  • Budget alignment
  • Future scalability

Resource coordination

  • Work with the integrator or contractor you already use
  • Bring in integration, field and engineering resources where you need them
  • Product, engineering and deployment coordinated as one project
  • Shaped around what the end user needs, not a fixed model

Who we work with

Facilities

  • Town and city halls
  • County administrative buildings
  • Public works and DPW facilities
  • Water and wastewater plants
  • Libraries and community centers
  • Parks and recreation sites

Project types

  • New construction
  • Security modernization
  • Department-wide standardization
  • Analog-to-IP migrations
  • Technology refresh
  • Multi-building rollouts

Project teams

  • Purchasing and procurement
  • Facilities and public works directors
  • IT directors
  • Police and emergency management
  • Architects and engineers
  • Systems integrators

Set the standard before the next bid goes out

There is no cost to have our specialists review a bid specification or a bill of materials.

DWG — Digital Watchguard Inc. · 800 Shames Drive, Westbury, NY 11590 · 516-933-4900


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