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Resolution to Approve a Professional Service Agreement with the Regents of the University of Michigan for the Near-Miss Video Analytics System Project ($481,944.00) (RFP 24-58)
Memorandum
Attached for your review and consideration is a resolution to approve a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with the Regents of the University of Michigan for $481,944.00 for the Near Miss Video Analytics system project.
The City of Ann Arbor was awarded a supplemental action planning grant by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Safe Streets for All (SS4A) program. One of the awarded grant elements are for Near Miss Video Analytics system. Such a system supports the city's vision to have zero deaths on city owned roadways. This work will provide city staff a video-based system that will supplement Ann Arbor's existing annual crash analysis so that dangerous conditions and behaviors that may go unreported can be identified and diagnosed before severe crashes happen. This will be done utilizing the City's existing 60 Gridsmart Cameras. Software and system integration services will be provided by the consultant.
On November 13, 2024, a Request for Proposals No. (24-58) was issued for this project. The City received two proposals on January 7, 2025. A staff selection committee reviewed the proposals and determined the firm most qualified for the work according to several criteria:
* Professional Qualifications (15 points)
* Past Involvement with Similar Projects (20 points)
* Work Plan (15 points)
* Technical Capabilities of the System (25 points)
* Value-added Factors (5 points)
* Local Presence (5 points)
* Fee Proposal (15 points)
Staff ranked the responding firms in the following order:
1.University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI)
2. Derq USA, Inc.
The committee selected UMTRI based on their professional qualifications, past involvement with similar projects, proposed work plan, and fee quotations. UMTRI will be responsible for the succ...
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