HomeMy WebLinkAbout11. 16-32JANUARY 26, 2016 16-32 RESOLUTION
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PURPOSE: APPROVE PURCHASE OF TRAFFIC CONTROL EQUIPMENT
FOR NORTH MAIN STREET RECONSTRUCTION ($90,000.00)
INITIATED BY: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
WHEREAS, the intersection of North Main Street, New York Avenue, and
Harrison Street is scheduled for reconstruction as part of the North Main Street
Reconstruction project being lead by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation
(WDOT); and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to order new traffic signal equipment for this
intersection; and
WHEREAS, TAPCO Traffic & Parking Control Co., Inc. is the sole source
provider for Eagle Traffic Equipment, which is the standard equipment used by the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of
Oshkosh that the proper City officials are hereby authorized and directed pursuant to
Section 12-11 of the Oshkosh Municipal Code to purchase Eagle Traffic Equipment
from TAPCO Traffic & Parking Control Co., Inc.:
TAPCO Traffic & Parking Control Co., Inc.
5100 W. Brown Deer Rd.
Brown Deer, WI 53223
Total: $90,000.00
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the proper City officials are hereby authorized
and directed to enter into an appropriate agreement for the purpose of same. Money for
this purpose is hereby appropriated from:
Acct. No. 323-0801-6542-06634 Property Improvement Fund – Traffic Signal
Materials
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TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the Common Council
FROM: Steven M. Gohde, Assistant Director of Public Works 5"°9
DATE: January 21, 2016
RE: Purchase of Traffc Control Equipment for North Main Street Reconstmction
BACKGROUND
The intersection of North Main Street, New York Avenue, and Harrison Street is rescheduled for construction,
including new iraffic signals, as part of the 2016 North Main Street reconsUUCtion project being let by the Wisconsin
Department of Transportation (WDOT). The Harrison Stree[ leg of the intersection is slated to be closed from the staA
of constmction, until the end of construction, or approximately from May 1" to the end of October. New York Avenue
and North Main Street to the south will be open by July 1" based on the contrect special provisions. The WDOT will
no[ allow the five-legged intersection to open without signals. Some of the traffc control equipmen[ can have up to a
twenty-week lead time to manufacNre. To reduce the time Harrison Street is closed, the City will need to purchase
the traffic signal equipment and supply these parts to the Contractor for installation as part of the project.
The standardization of equipment allows for a limited variety of equipment to be stocked and ensures the proper
equipment is available for repairs. The City uses Eagle TraRic Equipment for our standard. Eagle Traific Equipment
is only available through TAPCO Traffc & Parking Control Co., Inc. in Wisconsin.
ANALYSIS
Harrison Street is classifed as an arterial street and is a truck route. The closure of Harrison Street at North Main
Street for six months is not desirable. To shorten the closure length, the City can direct purchase the needed
equipmenL The City can order the equipment now, the Contractor would have to wait [o order the equipment aker the
project is awarded in April. The goal is lo allow Harrison Street to open wi[h the rest of the intersection by July 1,
2016.
FISCAL IMPACT
The Department of Transportation needs approzimately $90,000 worth of traffic control equipment to complete the
North Main Street reconstruction. The project is funded by the WDOT and the Ciry. The maximum contribution by the
WDOT is $2,297,974. The City must pay for at least 20°/ of the cost of WDOT-funtled items. Based on the current
estimates, if the City direct purchases [he traffc equipment, the Ciry would be unable to use approximately $35,000 of
the WDOT funding. The City was granted additional funds for use on this project aker the CIP was draftetl. Adequate
funding for the en[ire projec[ is available in the 2016 Capital Improvements Program (CIP). Funding will neetl to be
reallocated from the Street Sec[ion of the project to the Traffic Section of the project.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Section 12-11 of the Municipal Code of tbe City of Oshkos6 provides Ihat malerial purchases, when standardization or
compatibility is the overriding consideration, may be approved by the City Manager without the use of formal, sealed
quotes. In accordance with Section 12-11 of the Code, I am recommending approval regarding this purchase.
Please advise me if you have any questions wncerning this purchase.
Approved:
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Mark A. Rohloff
City Manager
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