City of Columbus - File #: 1859-2007

• File #: 1859-2007
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 11/2/2007
• In control: Public Service & Transportation Committee
• On agenda: 11/26/2007
• Final action: 11/28/2007
• Title: To authorize the Finance & Management Director to establish purchase orders for the purchase of sign posts, brackets, steel conduit and couplings for installation of traffic signals, audible ped signals, signal inserts, pedestrian signal mounting hardware, traffic signal controllers, control cabinets, conflict monitors, coaxial cable for the computerized signal interconnect system, and modems for intersection control by the computerized traffic control system for the Transportation Division per terms and conditions of six existing citywide universal term contracts with 5 vendors and per the terms and conditions provided in the 3 successful bids; to authorize the expenditure of $701,936.14 or so much thereof as may be necessary from the 1995, 1999, 2004 Voted Streets and Highways Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($701,936.14)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
11/28/2007	1	MAYOR	Signed
11/28/2007	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
11/26/2007	1	Columbus City Council	Approved
11/26/2007	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
11/16/2007	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
11/16/2007	1	Service Reviewer	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
11/15/2007	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/15/2007	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/15/2007	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/14/2007	1	CITY AUDITOR	Contingent
11/14/2007	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/14/2007	1	Service Reviewer	Sent for Approval
11/13/2007	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/13/2007	1	Service Reviewer	Sent for Approval
11/12/2007	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/12/2007	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/12/2007	1	Finance - Purchasing Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/9/2007	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/7/2007	1	Service Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/6/2007	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation

The Public Service Department, Transportation Division, requires sign posts, brackets, steel conduit and couplings for installation of traffic signals, audible ped signals, signal inserts, pedestrian signal mounting hardware, traffic signal controllers, control cabinets, conflict monitors, coaxial cable for the computerized signal interconnect system, and modems for intersection control by the computerized traffic control system.

Some of these commodities are available for purchase per the terms and conditions of six (6) existing citywide universal term contracts (UTC) with five vendors:

M.H. Corbin, CC#311192248 Expires: 4/6/08
Benjamin Steel, CC#310853024 Expires: 2/24/08
Traffic Control Products, CC#341374949 Expires: 5/18/08
Path Master, CC#341233777 Expires: 5/10/08
J.O. Herbert, CC#540938754 Expires: 6/1/09

The remaining items needed were successfully bid:
SO026516 for coaxial cable for computerized signal connect system had 4 responses, 1 no bid, Columbus Lumber (FBE) was lowest most responsive bidder, CC#311571445 Expires: 6/5/09.

SO026419 for RF modems for intersection control by computerized traffic control system had 2 responses. With local credit, Columbus Lumber (FBE) was lowest most responsive bidder CC#311571445 Expires: 6/5/09

SO026286 for traffic control cabinets not on current contracts had 1 response: Baldwin & Sours, CC#311104513 Expires: 4/11/08 (majority firm)

This ordinance authorizes the purchases per these contracts and successful bids to meet the Transportation Division's anticipated needs for the remainder of 2007 and part of 2008 in the amount of $701,936.14.

Fiscal Impact: Funds for these expenditures are budgeted and available within the 2007 Capital Improvements Budget in the 1995, 1999, 2004 Voted Streets and Highways Fund in the traffic signal installation and Sign upgrades/streetname sign project.

The division was authorized to spend $325,250.50 in 2004 (Ordinances 0265-2004,...