REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action of the Award of Purchase Orders with Quality Traffic Data, LLC and Traffic Data Service CA, LLC for Traffic Data Collection Services
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Deliver and Enhance High Quality Efficient Services and Infrastructure
BACKGROUND
The Department of Public Works (DPW) is responsible for investigating traffic and transportation related requests from the public, performing roadway speed limit surveys and traffic data analysis at signalized intersections. The number of public requests has been increasing over time with DPW typically receiving an average of approximately 60 per year, which require engineering studies and data collection. Besides responding to the public requests, it is also necessary for the Traffic Division to annually perform approximately 25 speed surveys on various streets and traffic data analysis at approximately 50 signalized intersections. This effort allows the Traffic Division to respond to the public inquiries and also take a proactive approach to operating the City's roadways and signalized intersections.
Based on staffing resources and to keep up with the workload, it is necessary for the Traffic Division to hire a contractor who specializes in traffic data collection, which includes the installation, setup, and removal of traffic monitoring equipment. The data that is received from the contractor is then reviewed and analyzed by the Traffic Division to determine if improvements or modifications are necessary. In order to meet the current and ongoing need for data collection, staff recommends contracting with specialty firms to collect traffic data, which enhances the efficiency and increases the quantity of studies completed by staff. The use of these firms allows traffic data to be collected simultaneously for multiple requests and allows City staff more time to focus on and complete the required engineering studies.
DISCUSSION
In October 2020, staff issued a Request for Bid (RFB) for...
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