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MARTA's $42M station-security capital plan centers on Five Points, the system's busiest interchange station with high foot traffic and a multi-level concourse. The announcement frames the spend as station security rather than perimeter fencing, which maps to surveillance camera arrays (platform monitoring, concourse coverage, fare-gate zones) and vehicle monitoring (bus bay and parking deck access). Value is confirmed at $42M but the scope breakdown and timeline are not disclosed in the April 19 news source. The project sits at announcement stage, the earliest feasible engagement point. MARTA capital plans typically follow a 90-120 day procurement lag from announcement to RFP release, with security subcontracts negotiated during design-build or as separate solicitations. No federal USAspending or SAM.gov record appears yet, suggesting the funding is local bond or state capital rather than FTA grant, which can accelerate procurement. Pre-budget engagement is still open. Atlanta branch is 0.4 miles from Five Points station, inside the metro core. No warm customer path exists in the payload. The first move is to reach MARTA's security director or capital-projects VP (titles visible on MARTA's org chart) with a question about the camera-array scope and whether the $42M breaks out platform monitoring separately from concourse and parking assets. Ask for a walk-through to size coverage zones before the RFP drops.