Title
Traffic Sign Installation Services
Action
Action:
A. Approve a unit price contract with AWP, Inc. dba Area Wide Protective, for traffic sign installation services for an initial term of three years, and
B. Authorize the City Manager to renew the contract for up to two, one-year terms with possible price adjustments and to amend the contract consistent with the purpose for which the contract was approved.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Debbie Smith, Transportation
David Smith, Transportation
Angela Berry, Transportation
Explanation
§ The Charlotte Department of Transportation (CDOT) maintains approximately 200,000 signs across the city.
§ CDOT supplements staff labor by using an outside service provider to install new traffic signs, especially those on local streets to support neighborhood traffic calming efforts.
§ Examples of traffic signs to be installed by this vendor include speed limit, speed hump warning, and no parking signs.
§ On October 5, 2022, the city issued a Request for Proposals (RFP); three responses were received.
§ AWP, Inc. best meets the city’s needs in terms of qualifications, experience, cost, and responsiveness to RFP requirements.
§ Annual expenditures are estimated to be $500,000.
Charlotte Business INClusion
Per Charlotte Business INClusion Policy: Part C: Section 2.1(a) The city shall not establish Subcontracting Goals for Contracts where: (a) there are no subcontracting opportunities identified for the Contract; or (b) there are no SBEs, MBEs, or WBEs (as applicable) certified to perform the scopes of work that the city regards as realistic opportunities for subcontracting.
This contract meets the provisions of (a) - No subcontracting opportunities.
Fiscal Note
Funding: General Capital Investment Plan