Title
Traffic Signal Cabinet Maintenance
Action
Action:
Approve a contract for with Aegis ITS, Inc. for traffic signal cabinet maintenance.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Charles Abel, Transportation
Explanation
§ The City is required to complete annual preventative maintenance on traffic signal cabinets; including maintenance on North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) owned cabinets within the City limits.
§ NCDOT reimburses the City for this maintenance activity on their cabinets.
§ The Charlotte Department of Transportation (CDOT) is unable to perform maintenance on NCDOT owned signal cabinets due to high priority work on the Transportation Community Investment Plan, Blue Line Extension, and developer projects.
§ The contractor will perform maintenance on approximately 493 NCDOT signal cabinets.
§ CDOT will perform maintenance on 262 City-owned signal cabinets.
§ On October 22, 2015, the City issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Traffic Signal Cabinet Maintenance Services. In response to the RFP, the City received three proposals from interested service providers.
§ The Project Team, consisting of staff from CDOT and NCDOT, evaluated the proposals and determined that Aegis ITS, Inc. best meets the City’s needs in terms of qualifications, experience, cost, and responsiveness to RFP requirements.
§ The Fiscal Year 2016 contract expenditure is anticipated to be approximately $196,300.
Charlotte Business INClusion
No subcontracting goal was established because there are no subcontracting opportunities (Part C: Section 2.1(a) of the Charlotte Business INClusion Policy).
Fiscal Note
Funding: Transportation Community Investment Plan