The Columbus Board of Works has approved a proposal from Emergency Radio Service LLC, doing business as ERS Wireless, for a magnetometer and related equipment at Columbus City Hall.
The company was the sole bidder on the project and submitted a bid of $123,480.70. City Director of Finance, Operations and Risk Jamie Brinegar said that the project is expected to be complete by early January.
Officials have said in the past that the metal detector will be stationed at city hall’s rear entrance. It is part of a larger project that also includes the installation of security cameras at city hall and the Evolution Training Center.
The board of works approved a bid from ERS Wireless earlier this summer for the purchase and installation of the cameras. The company’s proposal came with a total price of $153,971.35.
The city has received a $126,322 grant from the Indiana Department of Homeland Security to help fund these security upgrades. Columbus City Council voted in July to appropriate an additional $125,000 from the city’s general fund for the projects.
