TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Greg Ruddy, Director of Public Works
SUBJECT:
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Approval of Purchase Order No. 1 for the 2026 Traffic Signal Software Service Subscription to Traffic Control Corporation in the Amount of $45,493.00
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BACKGROUND:
The City’s Electric Division needs to purchase annual software service subscriptions for the maintenance of the City’s traffic signal infrastructure. This software allows the City to communicate with the City’s traffic signals through the Advanced Traffic Signal Management System (ATMS).
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 software subscription that is required to maintain the City’s ATMS. Traffic Control Corporation provided a quote, in the amount of $45,493.00, for a one-(1) year service subscription effective from March 1, 2026 through February 28, 2027.
Section 2-438 of the City of Joliet Code of Ordinances states that purchases whose estimated cost is in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) may be awarded without written specifications or bidding 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, $45,493.00).
RECOMMENDATION:
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Based on the above, it is recommended that the Mayor and City Council approve Purchase Order No. 1 for the 2026 Traffic Signal Software Service Subscription, in the amount of $45,493.00, on behalf of Traffic Control Corporation.
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