Yesterday, council confirmed applications for the competitive tender thought to be worth close to $1 million will close tomorrow, with a selection panel putting its recommendations next to the submissions which councillors will vote on at the May meeting.

Committee 4 Wagga (C4W) chairman Chris Fitzpatrick, who has spearheaded the CCTV campaign for the past year, said the CCTV taskforce met in March.

He expected cameras to be switched on by November.

"Our expectation is install will be completed by late this year but obviously the tender process isn't simple the taskforce is working in conjunction with council," Mr Fitzpatrick said.

Council told the Advertiser the install schedule and the exact camera locations in the CBD would be the responsibility of the successful bidder decided at next month's meeting but it is expected the cameras will be strategically placed on Baylis and Fitzmaurice streets.

Over the past decade, CCTV has been supported in the city by numerous community groups and organisations, but it gained significant traction last year when the C4W took on the project, when it was successful in raising $100,000 from stakeholder businesses.

In June 2012, council pledged $300,000 to the project while member for Riverina Michael McCormack committed a further $500,000 to the project last August, fulfilling a Coalition promise.

Mr McCormack said the cameras were a response to community demand for greater assistance in crime fighting and prevention.

"(November will be) the first stage of the project but I am expecting the cameras to help with crime and mess in the main street," Mr McCormack said.

The Warehouse owner John Bentley said after working in retail for more than 25 years, CCTV would be a welcome addition, making the street more secure.

"It will make thieves more accountable we all want to see perpetrators caught," he said.