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~ 10, 1989 <br /> <br /> 89-1I - Letter from the City Manager recommending adoption <br />an ordinance to appropriate $t30~000 from the Capital Improvment <br />Fund for purchase and installation of traffic signalization <br />equipment. <br /> <br /> "The 1989 CIP~identified $130,000 under prior year <br />authorizations for t~aff~c Signal improvments. Over the past <br />18 months, the City's Traffic Engineer has been evaluating <br />locations throughout the City as well as developing specification <br />for needed control units and signals. The Traffic Engineer has <br />~'nt~b~ied~the,folto'wi~g~to¢~b~ons~inne~d.~o~improvement. <br /> <br /> Lo~ations= <br /> <br /> A) Complete London Boulevard from Court Street to <br /> to High Stree~tt~req~i-r~s ~upgr~dingasix (6) <br /> existing signal locations. <br /> <br /> B) Upgrade four (4) existing locations on Frederick. <br /> Boulevard from High Street to Turnpike Road. <br /> <br />c) <br /> <br />Install a new traffic signal at High Street West <br />and entrance to the proposed Academy Crossing <br />Project (developer will reimburst City 50%). <br /> <br />D) Install a new traffic signal at Elmhurst Lane <br /> and Cherokee Road. <br /> <br />Cost Breakdown: <br /> <br />A) 12 Traffic Controllers $42,000 <br />B) 12 Controller cabinets = 48,000 <br />C) 126 Signal Heads = 17,200 <br />D) Misc. wire, poles, conduit <br /> span wire clamps, junction <br /> boxes, etc. 22,000 <br /> <br />: $130,000 <br /> <br />B~ds.~e~e.-~ccepted ~rom3vendo~scon a number of-~vaDious components <br />necessary to construct and erect the traffic~sig-nal:~equlpment. <br />Three bidders responded and the lowest unit prices were received <br />as follows: <br /> <br /> o J. O. Herbert Inc;%~ Controllers, DisconneCt Boxes <br /> o RGA Inc. - Amplifiers, Signal Heads <br /> o Atlantic-Technical Sales - Controller Cabinets <br /> <br /> I concur with this request for funds to upgrade ten existing <br />locations as well as the two proposed new locations. The <br />improvements will allow us to modernize existing locations an~ to <br />retire 20 year old equipment. The new equipment will also provid( <br />synchronization and improve.traffic flow on our busiest arterials. <br />I therefore recommend appropriation of $130,000 for traffice <br />signal improvements and award bids to J. O. Herbert, Inc., RGA <br />Inc., and Atlantic Technical Sales for the needed equipment." <br /> <br /> On motion of Mr. Simpson and seconded by Mr. Hawks, the <br />following ordinance was approved on first reading, and the <br />conracts be awarded to J. O. Herbert Inc., RGA Inc., Atlantic <br />Technical Sales, and was adopted by unanimous vote: <br /> <br /> <br />