STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance and Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: June 23, 2021
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Office of Procurement Services
EXECUTIVE: Elizabeth Reich
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SUBJECT
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Authorize a two-year master agreement for the purchase of traffic signal control cabinets and ancillary equipment for the Department of Transportation with Consolidated Traffic Controls, Inc. through the Houston-Galveston Area Council of Governments cooperative agreement - Estimated amount of $2,073,107 - Financing: General Fund ($1,373,107), Street and Transportation (A) Fund ($400,000), and TxDOT IH-635 LBJ East Corridor Project Cost Reimbursement Fund ($300,000)
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BACKGROUND
This action does not encumber funds; the purpose of a master agreement is to establish firm pricing for goods, for a specific term, which are ordered on an as needed basis according to annual budgetary appropriations. The estimated amount is intended as guidance rather than a cap on spending under the agreement, so that actual need combined with the amount budgeted will determine the amount spent under this agreement.
This master agreement will allow for the purchase of traffic signal control cabinets and ancillary equipment for the Department of Transportation. This electronic traffic signal control cabinet operates all the traffic signals at specific intersections throughout the City. This equipment is used for new installations and to replace existing equipment that has been damaged. The City has approximately 1,400 signalized intersections and plans to add approximately 90 more in the next two years. Each intersection requires a cabinet on site to contain and protect electronic controllers and equipment. Units are purchased into inventory then issued to the appropriate operating department, capital project, or grant project as needed. One contained unit houses all the equipment needed for traffic con...
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