Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
The Department of Public Service utilizes traffic signal commodities and a variety of traffic management and control commodities throughout the city. These supplies and materials are necessary to ensure traffic safety throughout the City of Columbus. The City of Columbus Purchasing Office solicited registered vendors and awarded a Universal Term Contract on May 22, 2017, for Wavetronix products to Iron Armour, LLC. All bid and contract documents used to create PA002240 are kept on file with the Purchasing office. Wavetronix uses radar on traffic signals to make our roadways safer, more efficient, and reliable.
This ordinance authorizes the Finance and Management Director to associate the general budget reservations resulting from this ordinance with the current, pending, and future Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreement for Traffic Signal Detector Equipment with Iron Armour (PA002240) for the Division of Traffic Management.
The following Purchase Agreement association require approval by City Council for the division to expend more than $100,000.00 in a fiscal year per City Code 329.19(g): Traffic Signal Detector Equipment.
2. FISCAL IMPACT:
This is a budgeted expense within the Street Construction, Maintenance, and Repair Fund. Funds to be used for this purchase are appropriated.
3. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE INFORMATION
The contract compliance number for Iron Armour, LLC, is CC019943 and expires on 12/10/2020.
4. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
The department requests emergency action to ensure the timely availability of commodities for installation and replacement purposes and to promote and enhance pedestrian and motorist safety.
Title
To authorize the Finance and Management Director to establish purchase orders and contracts with Iron Armour for the purchase of commodities, supplies, and materials for various traffic signal commodities for the Department of Public Service; to authorize the Director of Finance and Management t...
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