TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Beth Beatty, City Manager
SUBJECT:
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Purchase Order No. 1 for the 2024 Bulk Roadway Signs Material to Roadsafe Traffic Systems, Inc. in the amount of $46,009.50
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BACKGROUND:
Sign materials need to be purchased to maintain and replace roadway signs throughout the City of Joliet. The Public Service Committee will review this matter.
CONCLUSION:
A Request for Quotes was sent to four (4) qualified sign vendors for various signs and sign materials. The Quotation Summary is as follows:
VENDOR QUOTATION AMOUNT
RoadSafe Traffic Systems, Inc. $44,952.50
Traffic Control and Protection, Inc. $52,735.45
Traffic Control Company Did not submit
Traffic Services, Inc. Did not submit
Engineer’s Estimate $46,100.00
The low quote by RoadSafe Traffic Systems, Inc., in the amount of $44,952.50, is 2.49% below the engineer’s estimate.
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:
(c) Purchases of equipment which, by reason of training of City personnel or an inventory of replacement parts maintained by the City, are compatible with the existing equipment owned by the City;
(f) Purchases when authorized by a concurring vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the Mayor and City Council.
Sufficient funds exist utilizing Public Works - Engineering & Construction / Supplies - Equip Parts (Org 09027000, Object 536104, $44,952.50).
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 roadway sign materials, in the amount of $44,952.50, on behalf of RoadSafe Traffic Systems, Inc.
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