TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Greg Ruddy, Director of Public Works
SUBJECT:
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Award of 2025 Traffic Signal Materials Purchase Order No. 5 to Traffic Control Corp. in the Amount of $28,562.00
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BACKGROUND:
The Public Works Department’s Electric Division needs to purchase materials to maintain the existing traffic signals located within the City.
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 Corp. is the sole source supplier of the materials. Traffic Control Corp. provided a quote, in the amount of $28,562.00, for the replacement of traffic signal materials requested by the City.
This purchase includes materials to replace the traffic signal control cabinet that was destroyed in a vehicle accident at the intersection of US Route 30 and Hennepin Drive. The costs for this purchase will be included in a future insurance billing to recover the costs associated with the vehicle crash.
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, $28,562.00).
RECOMMENDATION:
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Based on the above, it is recommended that the Mayor and City Council award 2025 Traffic Signal Materials Purchase Order No. 5, in the amount of $28,562.00, on behalf of Traffic Control Corp.
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