Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the transfer of signature authority from the Chief Innovation Officer to the City’s Director of Public Service or the Director of Public Service’s designee for all past, present and future contracts and modifications entered into by the City of Columbus in connection to the USDOT Smart City Challenge Connected Vehicle Environment project with Kapsch TrafficCom USA, Inc., along with all future documents requiring signature until the project is completed.
This second modification will authorize the Director of Public Service to modify and extend the agreement with Kapsch TrafficCom USA, Inc., hereafter referenced as Kapsch, to add additional funds to support and maintain the Connected Vehicle Control Center software on all components and configuration developed to monitor and control the Smart Columbus Connected Vehicle Environment Roadside Units along High Street, Morse Road, Cleveland Avenue and Alum Creek.
Ordinance 1312-2019 authorized the Chief Innovation Officer to enter into a professional services contract with Kapsch to provide and program infrastructure technology to enable the transportation environment; and develop and deploy the Connected Vehicle applications that enable the enhanced safety and mobility features Smart Columbus desires. Ordinance 0695-2021 authorized the modification of the contract to cover the cost of work to support and maintain the Connected Vehicle Control Center software.
This planned contract modification is needed to maintain and operate the Columbus Connected Vehicle Environment at over 85 traffic signals that provide and receive information for safety applications currently active for the over 1,000 vehicles; 313 private owner, 383 COTA vehicles, 300 City vehicles, and 17 freight vehicles. Over $7 million of investment was put into the Connected Vehicle Environment project and has always been planned to be maintained after the Smart Columbus grant period expires. This mo...
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