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AGENDA TITLE: Approve Specifications and Authorize Advertisement for Bids for Traffic Signal
Preventive Maintenance and Inspection Program for Fiscal Year 2010/11
MEETING DATE: June 16,2010
PREPARED BY: PublicWorks Director
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve specifications and authorize advertisement for bids for the
Traffic Signal Preventive Maintenance and Inspection Program for
Fiscal Year 2010/11.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The contract includes providing preventive maintenance inspection
services for the 48 C ity-ma i ntai ned traffic signal systems. The
specifications require the contractorto provide signal maintenance
inspections at 120 -day intervals and annuallytest the traffic signal
conflict monitors.
The City has contracted ongoing preventive maintenance inspections since 2003. Currently, City electricians
repair the traffic signal systems. The project specifications include a bid item for unscheduled repair work in
case major repairs are required and staff is unavailable. The preventive maintenance inspections are
intended to ensure the traffic signal systems are reliable and to reduce both equipment failures and the City's
exposure to liability claims. The specifications are on file in the PublicWorks Department.
The current maintenance contractwill end on June 30, 2010.
FISCAL IMPACT: Preventative maintenance of the City's traffic signal systems reduces the
City's exposure to liability claims.
FUNDING AVAILABLE: Funding to be designated at award of contract.
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F. Wally SaAdelin
PublicWorks Director
Prepared by Curtis Juran, Streets and Drainage Superintendent
FWS/CJ/dsg
cc: City Attorney
Deputy PublicWorks Director- Utilities
Streets and Drainage Superintendent
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