The Mesa City Council is set to vote on a contract for a vehicle mitigation barrier for the Mesa Police Department at their upcoming meeting.

The meeting goes down 5:45 p.m. Oct. 20 at 20 E. Main St. The $1 million-per-year contract would be given to the two highest scoring respondents, Advanced Security Technologies and Meridian Rapid Defense Group, out of four companies that submitted a request for proposal, according to council documents.

The contract will help Mesa PD acquire safety barriers to reduce the need to use other forms of blockades or construction during disturbances or vehicle-based attacks.

“The Police Department’s primary responsibility during special event planning is to ensure public safety, with particular emphasis on traffic management and the prevention and respons

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