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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />JANUARY 19, 2016 <br />TITLE: <br />AWARD CONTRACT FOR THE <br />INSTALLATION OF PEDESTRIAN <br />COUNTDOWN HEADS AND PUSH <br />BUTTONS (PROJECT NOS. 15-6830) <br />(STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 6 1B, & 1G) <br />1� lip <br />CITY MANAGE <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED ) 7�1 dlvp� <br />Ly As Recommended 1 <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 1" Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />1. Authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to award a contract to Siemens Industry, <br />Inc., the lowest responsive bidder, in accordance with the bid in the amount of $596,076 for <br />the installation of pedestrian countdown heads and push buttons throughout the city, and <br />authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute the contract, subject to non - <br />substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. <br />2. Approve an appropriation adjustment recognizing $101,822 from the Highway Safety <br />Improvement Program funds into the Select Street Construction revenue account and <br />appropriating the same to the Select Street Construction Expenditure account. <br />3. Approve the Project Cost Analysis for a total estimated project delivery cost of $745,096, <br />which includes the contract base amount, administration, inspection, testing, and a 10 <br />percent contractual contingency of $59,608, subject to non -substantive changes approved by <br />the City Manager and City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The recommended action will improve pedestrian safety and enhance compliance with the <br />Americans with Disabilities Act. Traffic signals at selected intersections throughout the city <br />(Exhibit 1) will be upgraded with pedestrian countdown heads using the latest technology to <br />display a countdown of time remaining for pedestrians to complete crossing the roadway. In <br />addition, pedestrian push buttons will be lowered so that they are more accessible to all <br />pedestrians and easier to actuate. Once completed, these improvements will increase safety for <br />pedestrians while promoting more walking and bicycling throughout the city. <br />A Notice Inviting Bids was advertised on November 9 & 10, 2015, and bids were opened on <br />December 1, 2015. The following is a summary of the bid invitations made and the bids received: <br />