FL License EG13000538·Doral, Florida
Designed before installed.
Video surveillance, access control, intrusion and intercom for Florida schools, public agencies and multi-site operators. We draw every device before the first cable goes in, lock the scope in writing, and answer for all four systems as one team.
Verified Broward County · CCTV open-end contract · 2019
Sheet SHT-05K-12 main entry · typicalAs-builtRev AB
As-built. The installed site follows the drawing. The as-built set, device schedule and closeout package go to the owner.
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public contract records
Broward County · Palm Beach and Miami-Dade school districts · 2019–2026 · see the ledger
2006
incorporated in Florida
Sunbiz · document P06000111546 · active
4
systems, one accountable team
Video · access control · intrusion · intercom
SHT-02Public record
Public record, not adjectives.
Five public procurement records, from three Florida agencies, each one linked to the agency's own document. Open any of them and check the line that names Smartech.
| Agency | Solicitation | Scope | Term | Smartech's role | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broward CountyFacilities Management Division | BLD2118413B1 | Closed circuit television repair and installation (open-end) | Dec 2019 · 3 years | Awarded as low responsive, responsible bidder Read the record |
Bid tabulation (opens the agency document) |
| School District of Palm Beach CountyRequested by School Police | ITB 21C-40C | Video surveillance systems | 2021 – 2024 | One of 4 awarded vendors Read the record |
Award tabulation (opens the agency document) |
| School District of Palm Beach CountyBoard approved July 17, 2024 | ITB 24C-51K | Video surveillance systems | Aug 2024 – Aug 2029 | One of 12 awarded vendors Read the record |
Award tabulation (opens the agency document) |
| Miami-Dade County Public SchoolsFacilities Operations, Maintenance | ITB-20-030-HR | Security camera and video surveillance systems, furnish and install | Apr 2021 – Apr 2023 + 3 one-year ext. | One of 15 awarded vendors (19 bids) Read the record |
Board item E-144 (opens the agency document) |
| Miami-Dade County Public SchoolsBoard meeting of Sept 9, 2026 | ITB-25-031-MF | Security camera and video surveillance systems, furnish and install | Sept 2026 – Sept 2029 + 2 ext. | Recommended for award, one of 24 (30 bids) Read the record |
Board item E-143 (opens the agency document) |
Pool contracts list several vendors and set a ceiling for the whole pool; the amounts are the agency's, not Smartech's revenue. ITB-25-031-MF is shown as the board agenda item recommending the award.
SHT-03The problem we design out
Death by change orders is a design problem.
Week three on site. The previous integrator left the cabinet in knots, and the month's third change order just landed.
Smartech names the industry's pain plainly, “death by change orders”, and refuses to rely on them. The fix is not a promise; it is a sequence: survey, design, lock the scope, then install.
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Survey
We walk every site before we price it: doors, ceilings, closets, existing devices, cable paths and the people who will use the system.
- Site survey notes and photos
- Existing device inventory
- Questions for your IT and facilities teams
- 02
Design
Every device goes on the drawing with its location, coverage and connection, so you can see what you are buying before you buy it.
- Device layout drawings
- Camera field-of-view studies
- Riser and network diagram
- 03
Lock the scope
One device schedule, one bill of materials and one written scope with its exclusions. What is not on paper is not assumed.
- Device schedule and line-item BOM
- Written scope with exclusions
- Schedule and phasing by site
- 04
Install & close out
We install what the drawing says, test it with you and hand over a system your team can run and the next technician can read.
- As-built drawings
- Programming and IP records
- Closeout package and training
SHT-04Clean work. Precise execution.
Their cabinet. Our cabinet.
An access control cabinet from a takeover. One side is what the previous integrator handed over; the other is the standard we hand over on every job.
- 01Controllers mounted in rowsOn a backplane, with room to service each board.
- 02Every run labeledLabels match the device schedule and the as-built drawing.
- 03Power and data dressed apartSo the next technician can trace a fault in minutes, not hours.
Real job photos. The client's identity is withheld.
SHT-05One drawing, four systems
Turn a layer on. See what it covers.
Video, access control, intrusion and intercom live on the same drawing, so their devices, cable paths and dependencies are designed together instead of discovered on site.
| CAM-D | Fixed dome camera | 6 |
| CAM-P | PTZ camera, exterior | 1 |
| RDR | Card reader + electrified lock | 5 |
| ACP | Access control panel | 1 |
| PIR | Motion detector | 3 |
| DC | Exterior door contact | 4 |
| INT | Video intercom, entry station | 1 |
| MST | Master station, front office | 1 |
Sample drawing for illustration. Your review gets drawings of your own sites, with the device schedule priced line by line.
SHT-06Who we design for
Four buyers. Four ways in.
A school district, a retail chain, a distribution operator and a general contractor buy the same four systems for different reasons. Each one gets a page written for the way it buys.
K-12 and public agencies
Pre-qualified on district video surveillance contracts in Palm Beach and Miami-Dade, with designs built around Florida's school safety statute.
For schools
Luxury and retail chains
One device standard, rolled out store by store, with drawings that make store fifty look like store one.
For retail
Distribution and logistics
Docks, yards and gates covered on purpose, where cargo actually moves.
For logistics
General contractors
A licensed low-voltage subcontractor that shows up with drawings, a schedule and a closeout package.
For GCsSHT-07Questions buyers ask first
Straight answers before you call.
The eight questions we hear most from districts, agencies and operators before they shortlist anyone.
How do you keep change orders out of a project?
By deciding on paper what usually gets decided on site. We survey every location, draw every device, and put one device schedule, one bill of materials and a written scope with its exclusions in front of you before work starts. A change after that is a change you asked for, priced before it happens.
Are you licensed in Florida?
Yes. Smartech holds Florida Certified Alarm System Contractor II license EG13000538, current through August 31, 2028. Class II covers all types of alarm systems other than fire. The public complaint lookup for this license returns no complaints. Verify it yourself on the state's DBPR site.
Who are you, and can I check?
Smartech Security, Corp is a Florida corporation, incorporated in 2006 (Sunbiz document P06000111546), headquartered at 10803 NW 29th St in Doral. Our public contract records are linked to the agencies' own documents, so you can read them instead of taking our word.
We have dozens of locations. Can you keep them all the same?
That is what a device standard is for. We design a reference site, agree on it with you, and roll the same schedule, mounting details and programming out to every location, adjusted only where the building forces it. Every site gets its own drawings and as-builts.
Will you lock us into one brand?
No. We specify by requirement, not by catalog, and the device schedule names the manufacturer and model for every line, so the choice is visible and yours. Industry buyers have said why this matters: a single-product integrator “destroyed the relationship” for one hospital security leader.
Paul Sarnese, Virtua Health, in Security Sales & Integration, 2022
What about banned equipment for government work?
Smartech can specify NDAA-compliant cameras, access control hardware, and supporting technology when required by procurement or project standards. The device schedule lists every manufacturer, so your procurement team can check it against Section 889 and the FAR clause.
Our IT team will want a say. How do you work with them?
Early. Cameras, controllers and intercoms are network devices, so ports, VLANs, power budgets and credentials are planned with your IT team during design, not negotiated on install day. Every device and address goes into the closeout records.
IT now plays a larger role in physical security purchasing: Genetec 2026, via SecurityInfoWatch
What happens after the install?
Your team gets the as-built drawings, the programming records and training. After that, Smartech offers remote support for video retrieval and credential management, and service on what we installed. If you are replacing another integrator, we start with an audit of what they left.
SHT-08Insights
Notes for the people who sign off.
Short, sourced answers to what school districts, public agencies and multi-site operators ask before they shortlist an integrator.
How to keep change orders out of a security project
ReadMost change orders in security work are decisions that were never made on paper. Five documents, agreed before work starts, move those decisions to where they are cheap.
K-12Florida's school safety statute, read as a scope of work
ReadSection 1006.07 tells districts what must be true on every campus. Here is how three of its requirements turn into doors, cameras and intercoms, and what to ask an integrator.
Public sectorSection 889 and your cameras: what to ask before you buy
ReadFAR 52.204-25 names the video surveillance makers it covers and asks for a reasonable inquiry. It does not create a seal. Here is what a buyer can actually check.
ProcurementHow to vet a security integrator in Florida in 20 minutes
ReadFour public checks, license, complaints, corporate record and public contracts, tell you more than a brochure. Here is where to find each one.