REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on Award of Contract for the Great America Parkway and Tasman Drive Traffic Signal Interconnect Project to W. Bradley Electric and Related Budget Amendment
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Deliver and Enhance High Quality Efficient Services and Infrastructure
BACKGROUND
The City contains over 145 signalized intersections and many of them are connected to the City's Traffic Management Center using fiber optic or copper cables. The interconnected traffic signal system allows the City to better manage traffic operations at various times of the day and days of the week. 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 replacing copper cables with fiber optic cables. Fiber optic cables provide faster data transmission speeds which support higher resolution video streams and future "smart" signals.
On March 22, 2022 (Agenda Item 3G, RTC22-1748), the City Council approved an agreement with Iteris, Inc. to provide the required design professional services for the Great America Parkway and Tasman Drive Traffic Signal Interconnect Project (Project). The Project replaces the existing copper cables on Great American Parkway and Tasman Drive with fiber optic cables, newer equipment, and pull boxes (Attachment 1, Project Map). The traffic signals and traffic monitoring cameras along these two major corridors are used by the Department of Public Works (DPW) staff to control traffic during stadium events.
DISCUSSION
In November 2023, a competitive Request for Bids (RFB) for construction of the Project was published on the City's bid notification system, Periscope S2G. The RFB was viewed by over 54 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 al...
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