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Resolution to Approve an Increase to the Sole Source Purchase Order to Carrier and Gable, Inc. for the Purchase of Traffic Signal Materials ($130,000.00)
Memorandum
We request your approval to increase the purchase order to Carrier & Gable, Inc. by $130,000.00 for the purchase of traffic signal materials.
On August 6, 2015, City Council approved R-15-263 authorizing the purchase of traffic signal materials in the amount of $480,000.00. The additional $130,000.00 in purchasing authority from Carrier & Gable is being requested to purchase traffic signal material and supplies necessary to support the following projects:
RRFB Installation/Fuller Rd. - U of M funded
$ 13,000.00
Maple & Scio Church Intersection Reconfiguration - AATA
funded
32,000.00
Traffic Signal Detection Upgrade (3 locations) - PA 84
funded
40,000.00
Traffic Signal Cabinet Upgrades - PA 84 funded
45,000.00
Budget/Fiscal Impact:
The first two listed projects are planned in partnership with the University of Michigan and the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority. The project costs will be reimbursed to the City upon completion.
The other two projects will be funded by Public Act 84. Public Act 84 will result in the City receiving approximately $1,210,940.97 in additional road funding (R-15-380). A portion of this funding was planned for the upgrade of the traffic signal detection at three high traffic intersections: King George and Eisenhower; Boardwalk and Eisenhower; and Plymouth, Upland and Muffin. In addition, traffic signal cabinet upgrades are also planned. The remainder of the Public Act 84 funding will be used in other road maintenance and traffic signal changes that will be included in the FY 17 purchase order requests.
Because these projects were not included in original request, we are returning to seek approval for the necessary purchasing authority to support them.
Carrier & Gable, Inc. is the sole area distributor in Michigan and...
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