City of Ann Arbor - File #: 23-1264

• File #: 23-1264
• Version: 1
• Name: 8/7/23 Carrier and Gable Purchase Order
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 8/7/2023
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 8/7/2023
• Final action: 8/7/2023
• Enactment date: 8/7/2023
• Enactment #: R-23-279
• Title: Resolution to Authorize a Purchase Order to Carrier & Gable, Inc. for Transportation Materials, Supplies, and Products in the Amount of $585,500.00 Annually

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/7/2023	1	City Council	Approved	Pass

Title
Resolution to Authorize a Purchase Order to Carrier & Gable, Inc. for Transportation Materials, Supplies, and Products in the Amount of $585,500.00 Annually
Memorandum
Please find attached for your consideration a resolution that authorizes a sole source purchase order to Carrier & Gable, Inc. for transportation materials, supplies, and products. Staff request $585,500.00 per year for FY24 and FY25, subject to availability of funding in FY25. This purchase order would support several planned projects and for the purchase of normal maintenance supplies.

Carrier & Gable Inc., is the sole area distributor for: Union Metal traffic products; Polara pedestrian signals; Carmanah Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFBs) and other electronic signage; Dialight traffic signal modules; DYMEC ethernet and ITS products; Clary power systems; Encom wireless data solutions; Gridsmart vehicle and bicycle detection system; EDI products and signal components; Costar video systems and imaging; Pelco Products for traffic solutions, utilities, and outdoor lighting; Trafficalm speed radar signs; Sensys signal detection devices; and Qwick-Kurb markers, bollards, delineators and gateway treatment signage. These sole source purchases are warranted because: the City's specifications require Union Metal mast-arms; Polara offers accessible pedestrian signals; the City's installed RRFB systems are manufactured by Carmanah and must be able to communicate with our current system; Dialight offers LED traffic signal components; DYMEC, Clary, and Encom offer products that support existing networks such as communications and power supply; Gridsmart vehicle and bicycle detection system supports actuated traffic signal operations for multimodal users; Trafficalm makes the speed radar signs the City deploys; Sensys "pucks" are in-ground sensors used by the City to actuate signals; and the Qwick-Kurb traffic separator system is currently being used for the pedestrian safety in-street signage...