Title
Traffic Signal Installation and Maintenance
Action
Action:
Approve a contract in the amount of $2,420,725.00 to the lowest responsive bidder Whiting Construction Company, Inc. for traffic signal installation and maintenance.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Debbie Smith, Transportation
David Smith, Transportation
Tony Tagliaferri, Transportation
Explanation
§ The Charlotte Department of Transportation (CDOT) operates and maintains a transportation system that includes traffic signals and supporting infrastructure to manage traffic operations throughout the city.
§ CDOT maintains traffic signals at over 900 intersections across the city.
§ Charlotte’s population growth and new development increase the demand for new and modified traffic signals and infrastructure.
§ This traffic signal contract will provide resources to install and maintain traffic signals and support infrastructure citywide.
§ On March 3, 2023, the city issued an Invitation to Bid (ITB); one bid was received.
- NC General Statute Section 143-132 prohibits municipalities from awarding construction contracts over $500,000 without receiving at least three competitive bids from the initial advertisement of the contract. The city may subsequently award the contract even if re-advertisements result in fewer than three competitive bids.
§ On March 30, 2023, the ITB was re-issued; one bid was received.
§ Whiting Construction Company, Inc. was selected as the lowest responsive, responsible bidder.
Charlotte Business INClusion
Established Combined MSBE Goal: 2.00%
Committed Combined MSBE Goal: 2.10%
Whiting Construction Co., Inc. exceeded the established subcontracting goal, and has committed 2.10% ($50,835) of the total contract amount to the following certified firms (Part B: Section 3 of the Charlotte Business INClusion Policy):
§ M.H. Graves Construction Co. (SBE) ($50,835) (incidental concrete work and traffic signal installation)
Fiscal Note
Funding: General Capital Investment Plan