Siren Specifications a. The County would like to make use of omni-directional electronic tone/voice sirens where practical, particularly in populated areas and parks. The County recognizes that, particularly in more rural areas, that mechanical sirens and/or rotating sirens may be more practical and cost effective. The County wishes bidders to consider this and use their experience to guide siren selections proposed. Controller Specifications a. Each siren shall have a dedicated controller contained in a locking weatherproof outdoor enclosure that shall be capable of two-way communication with the activation and monitoring system. Controllers shall report the following conditions: i. Loss of AC power ii. Intrusion into control cabinet iii. Failure of speaker or motor iv. Successful activation v. Loss of method of communication. Activation Control Point a. The County desires redundant control (activation) points for the siren system. The primary control point shall be located at the primary 9-1-1 center located in Snow Hill and the redundant shall be located at the back-up 9-1-1 center located in Newark. The control points shall consist of a server application accessed from workstations as well as hardware for interfacing wired and wireless networks to siren controllers...
