HomeMy WebLinkAbout47. Cooperative Purchase of Traffic Signal Camera Systems for Electrical DivisionTO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the Common Council
FROM: Mark A. Rohloff, City Manager
DATE: January 15, 2018
RE: Cooperative Purchase of Traffic Signal Camera Systems for Electrical Division
BACKGROUND
This memo is to report a purchase pursuant to the cooperative purchase exception of our purchasing
ordinance. The purchase is for two traffic signal camera systems and related components. One system
will be installed as part of the 201hand Knapp Street project and the other system will be installed at an
intersection to be identified in the future.
ANALYSIS
Purchasing has verified that GRIDSMART Technologies Inc. is on the State of Wisconsin Department of
Administration contract (#0510035) for non -intrusive vehicle detection equipment, which includes
various traffic signal camera equipment and components. The GRIDSMART contract price for each
traffic signal camera system and related components is $16,855.00 each.
FISCAL IMPACT
The total fiscal impact for two traffic signal camera systems and components from GRIDSMART'S state
contract pricing is $33,710.00. This equipment is being purchased from available funds in the 2016 Traffic
Improvements CIP (A/N#: 323-0801-6542-06634) and the 2017 Traffic Improvements CIP (A/N#: 323-
0801-6542-06710), with $16,855.00 being charged to each account.
RECOMMENDATION
Section 12-15 of the Municipal Code provides that subject to approval of the City Manager, cooperative
purchases pursuant to a contract with any other local, state or federal governmental unit or agency may
be made without following a competitive bidding or quotation process. In accordance with Section 12-
15 of the Municipal Code, I am hereby submitting a report of this purchase to the Common Council. If
you have any questions on this purchase please contact myself or General Services Manager Jon Urben.
Respectfully Submitted,
Mark A. Rohloff, City Manager
City Hall, 215 Church Avenue P.O. Box 1130 Oshkosh, WI 54903-1130 http://www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us