REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on Award of Contract for the Pruneridge Avenue Signal Timing Project to Tennyson Electric, LLC.
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Deliver and Enhance High Quality Efficient Services and Infrastructure
BACKGROUND
The City has 145 signalized intersections, many of which are connected to the City's Traffic Management Center using fiber optic or copper cables. This interconnected traffic signal system allows the City to better manage traffic operations. As part of the traffic signal management program, capital improvement projects (CIPs) are planned for interconnecting signalized intersections, replacing obsolete traffic signal controller cabinets, and upgrading copper cables with fiber optic cables. Fiber optic cables provide faster data transmission and support higher resolution video streams.
Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. was retained to provide the required design professional services for the Pruneridge Avenue Signal Timing Project (Project). In general, the Project upgrades existing copper cables on Pruneridge Avenue between Pomeroy Ave. and Kiely Blvd. with fiber optic cables and installs newer traffic signal equipment and pull boxes (Attachment 1). The Project received $84,970 in Transportation Fund for Clean Air grant funding from the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority.
DISCUSSION
In February 2025, a competitive Request for Bids (RFB) for construction of the Project was published on the City's bid notification system, Bidnet Direct. The RFB was viewed by various vendors, including contractors, suppliers, plan rooms, and builder exchanges, among others. Additional vendors were able to view the RFB as members of various plan rooms and builder exchanges. Staff also reached out directly to contractors and vendors who had viewed similar projects in the past.
On March 20, 2025, bids for the Project were opened via video conference. Three bids were received ranging from $489,280 to $562,700. The Bid Summary is included...
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