Village of Hoffman Estates
NOW Arena Wi-Fi and a mobile camera trailer
We put Wi-Fi across both levels of NOW Arena and installed video surveillance for the village, including a mobile camera trailer.
Cities, villages, and counties purchase laptops, networking equipment, security cameras, and council chamber AV systems from Pace through TIPS and OMNIA Partners contracts.
Pace Systems supplies IT equipment to local governments nationwide, with installation services for networks, cameras, and AV systems available throughout the Chicago area. We also develop the Pace Municipal Suite, software designed to support police, fire, and municipal departments.
- Contracts
- TIPS 230105 and 260202, OMNIA Partners 01-169
- Vendor file
- W-9, insurance and MBE certificates the same day
- Ships
- Anywhere in the US
- Installs
- In the Chicago region
- Alarm contractor license
- Illinois 127001360
- Public bids
- We answer bids and RFPs
What towns order
City departments order seven kinds of work from Pace.
- 01
Laptops for every department
We sell laptops and desktops from HP, Dell, Lenovo, Apple, Microsoft and more, set them up in our lab when the order calls for it and ship them anywhere in the US.
Manufacturers:
- 02
Networks for city buildings
We supply the switches, Wi-Fi, and firewalls for city buildings. Around Chicago our crews run the cabling they need as well.
Manufacturers:
- 03
Managed IT
Our help desk is open 24/7 for managed IT clients, while our team monitors and maintains their computers, manages endpoint protection, and provides email filtering.
Manufacturers:
- 04
Cameras and door access
We install cameras, card access, and intercoms around Chicago under our Illinois alarm contractor license, number 127001360.
Manufacturers:
- 05
Council chambers and boardrooms
We install microphones, displays, and sound systems for public meetings, ensuring each room meets our acceptance checklist before the project is considered complete.
Manufacturers:
- 06
Software for city departments
We write the five programs of the Pace Municipal Suite, from Pace Timeclocks on the station wall to Pace Secure AI for the clerk’s office.
Written and supported in Naperville
- 07
IT staffing
Our technicians and engineers work alongside the city’s IT team, providing support either on-site at city offices or remotely from our own.
Time tracked by the hour
Buying without a bid
Your purchasing office can order on contract, without a bid.
TIPS members buy from us on contract 230105 for technology and 260202 for security systems, and OMNIA Partners members buy on contract 01-169 through Promark Technology. If your town isn’t a member yet, both programs say joining is free for eligible public bodies.
Your purchasing office will know whether a cooperative contract meets your rules. If it doesn’t, you can simply send us a purchase order or pay by purchasing card or credit card, and if your rules call for a bid, we answer public bids and requests for proposals as well.
230105
TIPS, technology
260202
TIPS, security systems
01-169
OMNIA Partners
The vendor file
Your finance office gets our W-9 the day it asks.
Along with the W-9, we send our insurance certificate and our MBE certificate so your vendor file can be complete before the first purchase order goes out. We’ve been minority-owned since our founding in 1983, and we’re certified as a Minority Business Enterprise through the NMSDC. If your finance office also needs our SAM.gov UEI, it’s FGKTDUUD7TG8.
When the work is prevailing-wage, our IBEW Local 134 electricians are paid and reported on certified payroll.
- W-9
- Insurance certificate
- MBE certificate
- SAM.gov UEIFGKTDUUD7TG8
Your police and fire departments
Your police department may already schedule on Pace Scheduler.
If it does, your town is already a Pace customer. Pace Scheduler organizes each officer’s rotation for the entire year. When a shift becomes available, the system posts it as overtime, notifies the department by text or email, and organizes responses by seniority so a supervisor can approve one. At the end of each pay period, it sends the hours to payroll systems such as Munis, Springbrook, and BS&A.
More than 650 municipal clients use the Pace Municipal Suite that Pace Scheduler belongs to, and 98% of them renew.
Local government
Local governments hire us for cameras, Wi-Fi, paging and power.
Cook County
Video surveillance at three courthouses
We installed video surveillance at three county courthouses, then trained the county’s staff to run it.
Illinois Tollway
Power and data cabinets for toll collection
As the electrical subcontractor to Electronic Transaction Consultants, we installed about 90 power and data cabinets and replaced the system’s UPS units.
Northbrook Leisure Center
AV for a major renovation
We put the audio-visual systems into the renovated building while it kept serving its programs and visitors.
O’Hare Guard Post 1H
New power for a replacement security booth
We moved the post’s power onto a new 100-amp panel so the booth could be replaced while the airport kept running.
O’Hare Airport Maintenance Complex
A zoned PA system for two buildings
We installed loudspeakers inside and outside the complex and its annex, so all-call and one-way announcements reach employees clearly.
Questions
Questions cities and villages ask Pace
Can our city buy from Pace without running a bid?
If your city is a TIPS member, it can buy from Pace on our TIPS contracts, one for technology and one for security systems. OMNIA Partners members can buy from us through a contract held by Promark Technology. If your city isn’t a member of either, it can run a bid that we’ll answer or simply send us a purchase order.
Is Pace licensed to install cameras and door access in Illinois?
Yes, our Illinois Private Alarm Contractor Agency License is No. 127001360. Illinois law has us print it at the foot of every page of our site, and you can check it on the IDFPR’s license lookup.
Can Pace send our finance office a W-9, an insurance certificate and an MBE certificate?
Yes, we send all three the same day you ask, so if your finance office needs them, ask through the contact form or call 630-395-2260.
Does Pace fit out council chambers?
Yes, around Chicago we fit out council chambers and boardrooms, from the microphones on the dais to the sound in the room, and we hand over the drawings and the programming files once the room passes our acceptance checklist.
Get a quote
Send Pace the city’s list, and name your contract.
We write the quote on TIPS or OMNIA Partners, whichever one the city is a member of, and standard items are usually quoted the same business day. If your file needs a second quote, send us the one you hold and we’ll send another within one business day, on your contract.