San Diego City Council to consider $13 million contract for security at critical infrastructure sites

SAN DIEGO - The City Council today is scheduled to consider a five- year, $13.7 million contract with Securitas Security Services USA Inc. to provide enhanced security services at critical public infrastructure sites in San Diego.

The contract, called for under federal Department of Homeland Security guidelines for water and wastewater infrastructure, is for one year at nearly $2.5 million, with four one-year options to renew.

The affected sites are the Miramar, Alvarado, and Otay Water Treatment Plants; Point Loma, North City, and South Bay Wastewater Treatment Plants; Metro Biosolids Center,...