STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance & Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: May 25, 2022
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Office of Procurement Services
EXECUTIVE: Elizabeth Reich
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SUBJECT
Title
Authorize the purchase of traffic monitoring cameras and related equipment for the Department of Transportation with AM Signal, LLC through The Local Government Purchasing Cooperative (BuyBoard) agreement - Not to exceed $588,139.50 - Financing: Traffic Signal Retiming Grant Fund
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BACKGROUND
These cooperative purchasing agreements will allow for the purchase of traffic monitoring cameras and related equipment for the Department of Transportation. Cameras and equipment purchased through this item will provide City staff with the capabilities to implement traffic signal retiming which will improve traffic flow during highway incidents that disperse traffic on to frontage roads.
The North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) has received various Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program awards from the Federal Highway Administration through agreements executed with the Texas Department of Transportation. These awards fund subrecipient awards associated with the implementation of Traffic Signal Retiming During Incidents program. NCTCOG will provide reimbursement to the City, a subrecipient, for implementation of traffic signal re-timing and traffic monitoring equipment at on-system and off-system intersections for the purchase of this equipment.
The Local Government Purchasing Cooperative (BuyBoard) agreement is authorized by Chapter 791 of the Texas Government Code and Subchapter F, Chapter 271, Texas Local Government Code. Section 271.102 of the Texas Local Government Code which authorizes a local government to participate in a Cooperative Purchasing Program with another local government or a local cooperative organization.
PRIOR ACTION/REVIEW (COUNCIL, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS)
This item has no prior action.
FISCAL INFORMATION
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Fund |
FY 2022 |
FY 2023 |
Future Years |
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Traffic Signal Retiming Grant Fund Fund |
$588,139.50 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
M/WBE INFORMATION
In accordance with the City’s Business Inclusion and Development Policy adopted on September 23, 2020, by Resolution No. 20-1430, as amended, the M/WBE participation on this contract is as follows:
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Contract Amount |
Procurement Category |
M/WBE Goal |
M/WBE % |
M/WBE $ |
|
$588,139.50 |
Other Services Goods |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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• The Business Inclusion and Development Policy does not apply to Cooperative Purchasing Agreements. |
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• AM Signal, LLC - Non-local; Workforce - 0.00 % Local |
PROCUREMENT INFORMATION
Method of Evaluation for Award Type:
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Cooperative Purchasing Agreement |
• Cooperative purchasing agreements enable the City to associate with State agencies, other local governments, or local cooperative organizations comprised of other state and local governments, to leverage market buying power and enable the City to purchase goods or services at lower prices |
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• The cooperative purchasing agreement is an alternative method of meeting the requirements for competitive bidding or competitive sealed proposals, not an exception from that requirement |
OWNER
AM Signal, LLC
8100 Southpark Way
Unit A-10
Littleton, CO 80120
Maureen Undzis, President
Zac Ward, Vice-President