Title
Annual Village-owned Traffic Signal Maintenance
History
The Public Works Department continues to choose to contract out the preventative maintenance and repair of the eleven (11) Village-owned traffic control signal systems.
The Village has traditionally utilized the same contractor that performs this specialized work for the State and County as part of their bid procedure.
The contractor selected by the State for their signal work again this year is Meade Electric Company, Inc. of McCook, Illinois. Meade has performed this work for the Village for the past several years, and has indicated that they are holding the cost for monthly maintenance at the same rate as last year - $138 per site.
Given that Staff has provided evidence that the signal maintenance services proposed by Meade for work on Village-owned traffic control signals is similar to that performed by Meade on State and Cook County-owned signal systems and that the services awarded by the State have been competitively bid prior to award, we request waiving the bid process for this service.
On February 20, 2012, this item was reviewed and approved by the Public Works and Engineering Committee and referred to the Board for approval.
INFORMATION PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED AS PART OF THE FEBRUARY 20, 2012, PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING COMMITTEE PACKET.
Financial Impact
The 2012 Fiscal Year Budget has Board approved Line Item 010-5002-431.43-70 in the amount of $90,000 for the maintenance and repair of traffic signals and streetlights.
Recommended Action/Motion
I move to approve waiving the bid process for this service;
And
Approve the proposal/contract from Meade Electric Company, Inc. of McCook, Illinois, for traffic signal maintenance for the eleven (11) Village-owned traffic signals at a cost not to exceed $138 per site and a total cost not to exceed $18,216.