City of Columbus - File #: 0486-2008

• File #: 0486-2008
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/10/2008
• In control: Public Service & Transportation Committee
• On agenda: 4/21/2008
• Final action: 4/23/2008
• Title: To authorize the Finance and Management Director to enter into a contract for the purchase of ten Mobile Speed Awareness Trailers from Safety Service Products, Inc.; to authorize the expenditure of $109,830.00 from the Voted 1995, 1999, 2004 Streets and Highways Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($109,830.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/23/2008	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
4/22/2008	1	MAYOR	Signed
4/21/2008	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
4/21/2008	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
4/11/2008	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
4/11/2008	1	Service Reviewer	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
4/10/2008	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
4/10/2008	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
4/10/2008	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
4/10/2008	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
4/10/2008	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
4/10/2008	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
4/9/2008	1	FINANCE-PURCHASING APPROVER	Reviewed and Approved
4/9/2008	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
4/9/2008	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
4/8/2008	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
4/8/2008	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
4/7/2008	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
3/17/2008	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
3/17/2008	1	Service Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved

Explanation

Background: The Transportation Division is responsible for traffic control and maintenance of the City's roadway system. To accomplish this mission the Division requires ten Mobile Speed Awareness Trailers. These trailers will be used to advise the motoring public of their speed relative to the posted speed limits. They will also record speeds of the various vehicles utilizing the City's roadway system.

Unlike the current inventory of mobile speed awareness trailers, the ten new speed awareness trailers (2008 purchase) will have the capability of collecting and storing high/low speed, volume and time data. The data will be analyzed to determine the severity of the traffic environment. Data will be shared with the Department of Public Safety to focus enforcement resources. Trailers can be deployed to areas to monitor success of enforcement and other programs geared toward speed reduction. After exhausting educational and enforcement efforts, data from the trailers can also be used to prioritize streets for traffic calming infrastructure improvements.

Bids were opened on November 15, 2007 for the purchase of ten Trailers for use by the Transportation Division. Five suppliers submitted bids, as follows:

Vendor MSAT - Model QTY UNIT COST TOTAL COST
K & K Systems, Inc. 2000 R18 10 $7,143.00 $71,430.00
Monitor Systems MS1 - R 10 $7,995.00 $79,950.00
A & A Safety, Inc. ATS - 5 10 $9,425.00 $94,250.00
MPH Industries SMT - 18 10 $10,105.00 $101,050.00
Safety Service Products Precision Solar 2173SMTM 10 $10,983.00 $109,830.00

The lowest...