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Resolution to Award a Construction Contract to J. Ranck Electric, Inc. (Bid No. 4504) for the Installation of RRFBs at Various Locations ($196,400.00)
Memorandum
Attached for your review and approval is a resolution to award a construction contract to J. Ranck Electric, Inc. (J. Ranck Electric) in the amount of $196,400.00 for the installation of rectangular rapid flashing beacons (RRFBs) at various locations throughout the City.
Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFBs) heighten driver awareness of pedestrians crossing major streets, which improves safety for pedestrians at these enhanced crosswalks. The 2013 Non-Motorized Plan Update identified 20 locations around the City that were potential locations for RRFB installations. Staff subsequently prioritized these locations and evaluated them from an engineering perspective to verify that they were suitable for RRFB installations.
This project includes RRFB installations at eight of these locations as follows:
* Packard Road at Woodmanor Ct.
* Platt Road north of Williamsburg Road
* Fuller Road at Fuller Park
* W. Stadium Blvd near Kay Pkwy
* W. Stadium Blvd near Greenview Drive
* Ellsworth Road west of Jonathon Ct.
* Scio Church Road at Greenview Drive
* Eisenhower Blvd at Northbrook Road
All of the locations listed above are at existing crosswalks. These locations are in addition to several RRFBs that City forces have installed near schools this spring; and two locations along Fuller Road near Vet's Hospital that are scheduled for installation this year using a federal safety grant. Upon completion of these projects, only two of the twenty locations identified in the Non-Motorized plan update will remain to be installed. One of these locations is likely to receive a Safety Fund grant. The other location will be installed once right-of-way issues can be resolved.
Project specifications were distributed electronically to contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers. Two contractors attended the mandat...
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