City of Columbus - File #: 0795-2024

• File #: 0795-2024
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/11/2024
• In control: Public Service & Transportation Committee
• On agenda: 4/29/2024
• Final action: 5/1/2024
• Title: To authorize the Finance and Management Director to establish purchase orders and contract with multiple vendors for the purchase of various traffic management and control commodities for the Department of Public Service; to authorize the expenditure of up to $1,900,000.00 from the Street Construction, Maintenance, and Repair Fund for the purchase of various traffic management and control commodities; to authorize the expenditure of up to $300,000.00 from the Municipal Motor Vehicle Tax Fund for the purchase of various traffic management and control commodities; and to declare an emergency. ($2,200,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/1/2024	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
4/30/2024	1	MAYOR	Signed
4/29/2024	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
4/29/2024	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass

Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Finance and Management Director to associate all general budget reservations resulting from this ordinance with current Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreements for traffic management and control for the Department of Public Service for pavement marking materials, sign upgrades or traffic commodities and accessories as necessary.

The Department of Public Service utilizes pavement marking materials, sign manufacturing materials, school flashing beacons, 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. Universal term contracts have been completed for the purchase of these traffic commodities as necessary. It has also been determined it is in the best interest of the city to purchase school flashing Beacons through the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) Contract 063-24

Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreements:

Accessible Pedestrian Traffic Signals
Aluminum Sheeting
Glass Beads
Longitudinal Channelizers
Loop Detector Sealant
Reflective Sign Sheeting
School Speed Limit Sign Supports
Solar School Flashers
Street Name Sign Brackets
Thermoplastic Glass Beads
Thermoplastic Pavement Marking Material
Traffic Control Devices
Traffic Detector Loops Sealant
Traffic Pedestal Poles
Traffic Pedestrian Signal Equipment
Traffic Signal Controller Equipment
Traffic Signal Heads
Traffic Signal Strain Poles
Traffic Signal TS-2 Control Cabinet Equipment
Aluminum Street Sign Blanks
Audible Pedestrian Traffic Signals
Preformed Heat Fused Thermoplastic
Traffic Sign Posts
Traffic Signal Communication Equipment
School Flashing Beacons

The dollar amount of purchases that may need to be made against individual universal term contracts is unknown at this time as it depends upon breakage, equipment failures, and other factors. It is anticipated the Departme...