Aerial Surveillance for 2010 Security
TIGER wants high-res shots of entire Lower Mainland
By BOB MACKIN, 24 HOURS, Dec. 12, 2008
It's the eye of the tiger, but not the one from Rocky III.
The so-called municipal, provincial and federal TIGER team wants high-resolution, aerial photography of every neighbourhood in 28 municipalities in the Fraser Valley, Metro Vancouver and Sea-to-Sky corridor.
The B.C. Integrated Land Management Bureau, on behalf of the RCMP, Department of National Defence, Emergency Management B.C. and City of Vancouver, seeks a company to fly over and photograph the region between March 1-April 30, 2009. The work is for a security and emergency planning database to be used by the 2010 Winter Olympics security force.
The budget was not disclosed. Deadline for bids is Jan. 10.
Meanwhile, VANOC advertised Wednesday for special events parking management companies to provide parking and permit services for athletes, officials, workforce, media, sponsors and spectators.
There will be 13,500 parking spaces at eight to 10 park and ride lots for spectators and the Games' workforce. Three fleet depots will hold 3,500 vehicles. Another four lots at each of the 20 venues will hold approximately 12,000 vehicles that contain permits being sold by VANOC. The request for proposals said the winning bidder must staff all the lots and "support an online parking reservation system."
Deadline is Jan. 9.