TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Beth Beatty, City Manager
SUBJECT:
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Award a Contract for the 2024 Traffic Signal Materials Purchase Order No. 1 to Traffic Control Corporation in the amount of $62,568.00
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BACKGROUND:
The Electric Division needs to purchase materials to maintain the existing traffic signals located within the City. This purchase includes materials needed to re-establish the vehicle detection at the intersections of Jackson / Joliet, Jackson / Ottawa, and Cass / Ottawa. The Public Service Committee will review this matter.
CONCLUSION:
The City of Joliet has only one (1) approved manufacturer that supplies the City with traffic signal materials. Traffic Control Corporation is the sole source supplier of the materials. Traffic Control Corporation provided a quote, in the amount of $62,568.00, for the replacement of traffic signal materials requested by the City.
Section 2-438 of the City of Joliet Code of Ordinance states that purchases over $25,000.00 may be awarded without written specifications under certain circumstances. Two (2) of these circumstances apply:
(a) Purchases which may only be practicably made from a single source;
(f) Purchases when authorized by a concurring vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the Mayor and City Council.
Sufficient funds exist utilizing the General Fund PW Electrical / Supplies - Equip Parts (Org 09028000, Object 536104, $62,568.00).
RECOMMENDATION:
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Based on the above, it is recommended that the Mayor and City Council award a contract for the purchase of traffic signal replacement materials, in the amount of $62,568.00, on behalf of Traffic Control Corporation.
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