The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) is seeking to replace its existing License Plate Recognition (LPR) system with a new, state-of-the-art solution that offers improved accuracy, performance, and integration capabilities. This RFP requests LPR cameras, software, installation services, mobile broadband connections, cloud storage, and device management. This includes a centralized management platform, robust data retention features, real-time alerting, vehicle analytics, and compatibility with agency and third-party law enforcement databases. Installation, user training, system validation, and maintenance must be included. The system must comply with federal, state, and local privacy and security standards and allow the CMPD to maintain full control over its data and access. All proposing Companies must hold a valid license issued by the North Carolina Alarm Systems Licensing Board and shall remain in full compliance with North Carolina General Statute § 20-183.31 – Regulation of Use – for the duration of the contract. The City will not accept proposals from vendors with conditional or pending license status.
Traffic Data Collection and Processing Services
The City of Charlotte has a Traffic Count Program which collects many different types of data along streets (not interstates) within the City of Charlotte limits. The City gathers intersection count data (vehicles, vehicle classification, pedestrian, and bicyclist) using City-owned cameras and video processing by a third party. Mid-block count data (speed, volume and vehicle classification data) is mainly collected with pneumatic road tubes, and sometimes with video cameras. The City collects other types of traffic data on an as-needed basis, such as: pedestrian corridor studies, vehicle occupancy studies, gap studies, etc. Generally, the City collects around 300 intersection turning movement counts and 800 mid-block counts a year.
Additionally, the Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization (CRTPO) maintains the MPO Traffic Data Program which functions mainly outside of the City of Charlotte limits. This program provides member jurisdictions with needed traffic data used for the support of transportation planning and research efforts throughout the MPO planning area, which includes all of Iredell and Mecklenburg Counties and a significant portion of Union County.
The City and CRTPO seek to select one or multiple companies to collect and/or process a variety of traffic data and upload it to the City’s traffic and crash software database.