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 Materials Purchases to Traffic Control Corporation in the Amount of $269,690.00
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BACKGROUND:
The City's Electric Division needs to purchase materials to maintain the existing traffic signals located within the City. This material purchase order includes video detection equipment that will be used to replace detector loops that will be impacted as part of the 2026 Watermain Replacement Program. By installing the video detectors in advance of the watermain installations, the City will be able to minimize traffic impacts throughout the project.
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 $269,690.00, for the replacement of traffic signal materials requested by the City.
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, $31,015.00) and PU Water Improvement Fund - Infrastructure (Org 50180012, Object 557500, $238,675.00).
RECOMMENDATION:
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Based on the above, it is recommended that the Mayor and City Council approve Purchase Order 1 for the 2026 Traffic Signal Materials Purchases, in the amount of $269,690.00...
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