Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Interim Director of Public Service to enter into a professional services contract with T.E.C. Engineering, Inc. in the amount of up to $400,000.00 for the Signals - Signal Timing - General Engineering project.
The intent of this project is to provide the City of Columbus, Department of Public Service, additional resources that are necessary to perform traffic signal corridor retiming tasks. The selected team may also be asked to assist with operating and evaluating a probe vehicle signal optimization system that can integrate into Columbus’ Centracs traffic control system. This would involve setting-up, operating, and validating the automated signal plan generation by using an automated traffic signal performance measures (ATSPM) software package.
The Department of Public Service, Office of Support Services, solicited Requests for Proposals for the Signals - Signal Timing - General Engineering contract. The project was formally advertised on the Vendor Services and Bonfire web sites from January 22, 2024, to February 21, 2024. The City received four (4) responses. All proposals were deemed responsive and were fully evaluated when the Evaluation Committee met on February 28, 2024. The responding firms were:
Company Name City/State Majority/MBE/WBE/VET/EBE/LGBTBE/SLBE
T.E.C. Engineering, Inc. Columbus, OH WBE
HNTB Ohio, Inc. Columbus, OH MAJ
AECOM Services of Ohio, Inc. Columbus, OH MAJ
Prime AE Group, Inc. Columbus, OH MAJ
T.E.C. Engineering, Inc. received the highest score by the evaluation committee and will be awarded the Signals - Signal Timing - General Engineering contract.
Searches in the Excluded Party List System (Federal) and the Findings for Recovery list (State) produced no findings against T.E.C. Engineering, Inc.
The MBE/WBE/EBE certification of T.E.C. Engineering, Inc. and all associated subcontractor...
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