Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
The Division of Planning and Operations is responsible for Traffic Signals throughout the City which includes installation and ensuring the proper operation of the traffic control devices to promote pedestrian safety and expedite vehicular traffic flow. The Purchasing Office has solicited formal competitive bids for the purchase of traffic signals and traffic signal related equipment in the process of establishing universal term contracts (UTCs). This ordinance authorizes the expenditure of monies for traffic signals per the terms and conditions of these universal term contracts. A listing of the commodities, Vendors, UTCs and dollar amounts is attached to this ordinance.
The Purchasing Office also solicited bids for a wireless vehicle detection system. This system is an alternative to the wired system that is currently used at RR crossings. The current procedure requires the City to get a temporary easement from the railroad to install the wired system. This is a timely and costly method. The wireless system can be installed without the easement and is much less costly.
Two firms submitted bids for this product and Baldwin and Sours was the only firm to submit a complete bid:
SO033124 for Wireless Vehicle Detection Equipment had 2 responses, 1 was incomplete. Baldwin and Sours, Inc. was the lowest most responsive bidder for the amount of $7,855.00.
The total cost of the commodities needed is $681,514.84
This ordinance authorizes the purchases per the existing UTC contracts and successful bid with Baldwin and Sours, Inc., Tessco, Inc., Path Master, Inc., Traffic Control Products, Inc. and General Traffic Equipment Corp. to meet the Division's anticipated needs for this year for traffic signal equipment in the amount of $681,514.84.
Searches in the Excluded Party List System (Federal) and the Findings for Recovery list (State) produced no findings against Baldwin and Sours, Inc., Tessco, Inc, Path Master,...
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