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Resolution to Authorize a Sole Source Purchase Order to Yunex LLC for Siemens Traffic Control Products in the Amount of $690,000.00
Memorandum
Please find attached for your consideration a resolution that authorizes a sole source purchase order to Yunex LLC for traffic control products including traffic and pedestrian signal materials and supplies. We are requesting $690,000.00 for several planned projects and for the purchase of normal maintenance supplies.
Yunex LLC, is the sole area distributor for Siemens Traffic products including: Siemens Traffic Controllers, Siemens SCOOT license, Siemens TACTICS license, and Siemens 360 Service Support. Additionally, Yunex is the sole distributor for Mobotrex and Eagle Traffic Control Systems, Carmanah Speed signs, Bosch ITS products, Traffic Logix Speed Radar Signs, and Tapco products. These sole source purchases are warranted because the City uses Siemens traffic control systems and supporting software packages to run the traffic signal network. Additionally, the City uses Eagle Traffic Control Systems, Mobotrex products, Traffic Logix Speed Radar Signs, and Tapco delineators. The advantages of sole source supply include reduced inventory requirements, the need to train technicians in the maintenance/operation of only one type of product, and compatibility with existing infrastructure.
Staff requests $690,000.00 for several planned projects and for the purchase of normal maintenance supplies as follows:
* Stadium and Packard signal rebuild ($15,000.00)/sole-source*
* Maple and Maple Village signal rebuild ($15,000.00)/sole source*
* Pauline and Maple signal rebuild ($85,000.00)/sole-source*
* Broadway Park and Broadway signal installation ($90,000.00)/sole-source*
* Upgrade traffic signal cabinets at five locations ($85,000.00)/sole-source
* Maintenance operations including wear-out and crash damage, and support of other City projects ($400,000.00)*
(*Note: some projects will appear on both the ...
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