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.
Pace’s crews install cameras, door access and intercoms around Chicago.
Pace Systems has installed tens of thousands of cameras, and we do every job under Illinois alarm license 127001360. We can set up your cameras and your doors to run in one system instead of two. Our IBEW Local 134 electricians pull the cable, and the same company that quotes the job installs it, trains your staff and takes the service calls afterward.
- Systems
- Cameras, door access, intercoms, paging and alarms
- Brands
- Every brand we sell
- License
- Illinois Private Alarm Contractor Agency No. 127001360
- Contract
- TIPS 260202 for security systems
- Reach
- Around Chicago
What Pace installs
One license covers cameras, doors, intercoms, paging and alarms.
Cameras
We install cameras inside and outside the building, and we set up the software your staff use to record and view them.
Door access
Card readers and locks can be managed in the same system as the cameras, so your staff don’t need a second program for the doors.
Intercoms
Door stations let the front desk see who is at the door before they open it.
Paging and mass notification
We install loudspeaker paging and building-wide announcement systems in zones, so that one message can reach a single area or the whole building at once.
Intrusion alarms
We install alarm panels, sensors and panic buttons when they’re part of a larger security job.
- 1Camera
- 2Card reader
- 3Lock
- 4Intercom
Security systems
Solution Gold Partner
Certified Partner
Gold Partner
One system
Your cameras and doors can run in one system.
We can set up one system to record the cameras and run the door access, so if you add a camera in the next building a year from now, it shows up in the same software as the first one.
We configure and test the equipment in our shop in Naperville before it reaches your building, so that less of the work has to be done on your premises.
The cabling
Each camera and door is cabled by IBEW electricians.
Our electricians run the copper to each camera and reader and the fiber between buildings, so the cabling isn’t handed off to another contractor. We are a signatory contractor of IBEW Local 134, and we take prevailing-wage and PLA work with certified payroll.
Before a crew starts, we write a safety plan for that site, and the crew also works to our 56-page construction safety program.
Licensed in Illinois
Anyone can check Pace’s Illinois alarm license online.
Illinois licenses the companies that install alarm and security systems, and it requires them to print the license number wherever they offer the work. Ours is No. 127001360, and you can look it up on the IDFPR’s license lookup before you sign anything.
Public buyers
Four public buyers around Chicago run security systems Pace installed.
Public buyers need papers on file before they can order, so we send our W-9, insurance and MBE certificates the same day they’re asked for.
Cook County
Video surveillance at three courthouses
We installed video surveillance at three county courthouses, then trained the county’s staff to run it.
Chicago Public Schools
Video surveillance and keyless entry upgrades
We upgraded video surveillance at dozens of schools, and put in keyless staff entry and access-control upgrades at nearly 50.
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.
After the install
The records and the training come before we leave.
Training
We hand over the drawings, the serial numbers and the programming files, and we train your staff on the system before we leave, so the people who use it every day know how it works.
Service
We take service calls, and if you’d like us to handle the testing and upkeep, we also offer service agreements for that.
How to buy
TIPS members can buy from Pace on contract 260202.
If you’re not a TIPS member, you can simply send us a purchase order instead. Keep in mind that your purchasing office decides whether TIPS meets your rules and lets you skip a bid.
Questions buyers ask
Questions buyers ask about security systems
Is Pace licensed to install security systems in Illinois?
Yes, we hold Illinois Private Alarm Contractor Agency License No. 127001360, and anyone can look it up on the IDFPR’s license lookup.
Which camera and door-access systems does Pace install?
We install cameras, card readers, locks and intercoms from several makers, including Axis, Genetec, Milestone, Honeywell, HID, Allegion, Aiphone and more. If you want your cameras and doors to run in one system, tell your account manager and we’ll quote them that way.
Does Pace install security systems for cities and counties?
Yes, cities, villages and counties around Chicago are among our security customers. If you’re a TIPS member, you can buy from us on our TIPS contract for security systems.
Who runs the cable for the cameras and the doors?
Our IBEW Local 134 electricians pull the copper to each camera and reader and the fiber between buildings, and they work to our written 56-page construction safety program on every job.
Does Pace install intercoms, paging and intrusion alarms?
Yes, we install intercoms and door stations, loudspeaker paging and mass notification, and we add intrusion alarms when they are part of a larger security job.
A security quote
Send Pace the building and what you want covered.
Floor plans help if you have them, along with a list of the doors and the areas you want on camera. The account manager for your area will then arrange a walk-through with you and send the quote.