Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
The Division of Traffic Management utilizes traffic sign and signal commodities throughout the city. These purchases can be capitalized. These supplies and materials are necessary to ensure traffic safety throughout the City of Columbus. This ordinance authorizes the purchase of commodities through contracts the city's Purchasing Office has established as universal term contracts (UTC).
3M Company
Reflective Sign Sheeting
FL005916/SA005407: $200,000.00
General Supply & Services, Inc.
Traffic Signal Strain Poles
FL005381/SA004589: $20,000.00
Path Master, Inc.
Traffic Pedestal Poles
FL005337/SA004501: $50,000.00
Traffic Signal Strain Poles
FL005382/SA004589: $70,000.00
Traffic Controller Equipment
TBD/ SA005441: $100,000.00
Peek Traffic Corp.
Traffic Control Devices
TBD/SA005441: $20,000.00
VSI Sales, LLC
Traffic Pedestal Poles
FL005338/SA004501: $25,000.00
The estimated total cost of this equipment and commodities is $485,000.00
Searches in the Excluded Party List System (Federal) and the Findings for Recovery list (State) produced no findings against any of the vendors.
2. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE
Vendor Compliance Number Exp. Date
3M Company 410417775 1/14/2015
General Supply & Services, Inc. 205021902 5/16/2015
Path Master, Inc. 341233777 4/15/2016
Peek Traffic Corp. 200348594 6/16/2016
VSI Sales LLC 203193781 8/16/2016
3. FISCAL IMPACT:
Funding for this equipment and commodities is available within the Streets and Highways G.O. Bonds Fund.
4. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
Emergency action is requested to ensure the timely availability of equipment and commodities for installation and replacement purposes to promote and enhance pedestrian and motorist safety.
Title
To authorize the Finance and Management Director to establish purchase orders with multiple vendors for the purchase of commodities, supplies and materials for traffic sign upgrades and traffic signal equipment per the terms and conditions of existing city...
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