City of Mesa - File #: 16-1253

• File #: 16-1253
• Type: Contract
• Status: Agenda Ready
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 12/12/2016
• Title: East Valley Arterial Travel Time Map (Citywide) This project consists of Intelligent Transportation System improvements and will introduce an expanded congestion monitoring and travel time map/system. This project will implement anonymous re-identification sensors to detect and alert traffic operations staff of unexpected traffic delays caused primarily by crashes, incidents, break downs, road construction activities, special events, and extreme weather events. This automated field detection is intended to improve the ability to manage unexpected traffic events and mitigate their impacts. Staff recommends awarding the contract for this project to the lowest, responsible bidder, Roadway Electric LLC, in the amount of $679,565.50, plus an additional $67,956.55 (10%) change order allowance. This allowance will only be utilized for approved change orders. Funding is available from the Federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Project Management grants (87.62%) and loca...
• Strategic initiatives: Community Engagement, Quality of Life, Regional Leadership

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East Valley Arterial Travel Time Map (Citywide)

This project consists of Intelligent Transportation System improvements and will introduce an expanded congestion monitoring and travel time map/system. This project will implement anonymous re-identification sensors to detect and alert traffic operations staff of unexpected traffic delays caused primarily by crashes, incidents, break downs, road construction activities, special events, and extreme weather events. This automated field detection is intended to improve the ability to manage unexpected traffic events and mitigate their impacts.

Staff recommends awarding the contract for this project to the lowest, responsible bidder, Roadway Electric LLC, in the amount of $679,565.50, plus an additional $67,956.55 (10%) change order allowance. This allowance will only be utilized for approved change orders.  Funding is available from the Federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Project Management grants (87.62%) and local funds provided by the City of Mesa (1.81%), City of Tempe (6.76%), and Town of Gilbert (3.81%).  The percentage of the cost share between the agencies is based on the number of sensors in each city, per the original authorized Intergovernmental Agreement.