From
Anda Upchurch
Title
Purchase of 9 traffic signal poles and 19 pedestal poles from Pelco Structural, LLC in the amount of $70,156 through a national inter-local agreement with Texas Multiple Award Schedule (TXMAS) SmartBuy
Presenter
Sholeh Karimi, P.E., Senior Traffic Engineer
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
This purchase will provide traffic signal poles to be utilized by a traffic signal contractor for the installation of traffic signals at the intersections of England Pkwy at north and south Grand Peninsula Drive, S. Grand Peninsula Drive at Lake Ridge Pkwy., and at Camp Wisdom Road and Lynn Road. Ordering traffic signal poles in advance of the traffic signal construction contract will save time and money since the lead time for traffic signal poles is about 10 to 12 weeks.
The Texas Multiple Award Schedule (TXMAS) SmartBuy is able to save money by pooling the impressive purchasing power of their members, which include Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), and other local governments. They use the power of numbers as leverage to get better prices with the same vendors we use now.
Financial Consideration
Funding in the amount of $70,156 for the traffic signal poles is available in the Street Capital Projects Fund (400192) WO #01606501 (FY16 Traffic Signal/Engineering) Small Tools/Equipment (60510) - $28,229 Traffic Signal Equipment (68513) - $41,927