MuniWireless

Yesterday, I posted a notice of public tender from Union City, New Jersey for their wireless camera project. The official bid document is on MuniWireless:

UnionCamera-Bid Doc-v10e-Public Release

If you are going to bid on this project, make sure that you contact the municipal clerk. The city may amend the bid at a later time so you don’t want to rely on this document alone.

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that sealed Bids will be received by the Board of Commissioners…

Union City, New Jersey, has issued a public tender seeking bidders to set up a wireless network with video cameras. Read the official bid notice below.

[I posted the document today on Scribd: http://www.scribd.com/doc/26051646/Union-City-NJ-wireless-camera-project-bid]

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that sealed Bids will be received by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Union City, County of Hudson, State of New Jersey on April 2, 2010 at 11:00 AM prevailing time in the City Clerk’s Office, second floor, 3715 Palisade…

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