Referring to KAUST letter 0032 dated March 11, 2014;  and SAPMT Letter 507/14, Kaust agreed to the CCTV camera brand name “ PELCOâ€ as suggested by PMT with only two general comments, given below;
 
1.      Shall meet IDAS design criteria under project FSD
2.      Cameras shall be subject to FAT and SAT
 
Nevertheless, POC (Proof of concept) was conducted in August  and September 2014 with 4 different world class brand of cameras, (namely bosch, axis, pelco, sony) and KAUST was satisfied with the performance of AXIS in front of the team of PMT, contractors and subcontractors. After the POC, KAUST still asked for two cameras (bosch and axis) to conduct internal tests. A matrix has been developed by PMT showing comparative analysis of all 4 brands showing compliance with FSD. KAUST has not provided its formal acceptance of a brand name yet.
 
PMT has selected AXIS brand which meets the HCIS and FSD requirements and has also been the winner during POC. There are approximately 140 cameras to be procured from offshore and further hesitation in providing an approval will cause more delays. 
 
FSD requires an integrated FAT for IDAS  which shall be conducted with AXIS brand on site in KAUST on 24 December 2014 at 1500 hrs.
