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Joint Resolution authorizing the Purchasing Agent to enter into a agreements with Brown Traffic Products Inc., Davenport, Iowa, in the estimated amount of $124,094 and Traffic Control Corporation, Addison, Illinois, in the estimated amount of $516,740 to upgrade approximately 204 Traffic Signal Controllers and integrate the controllers into the Lake County PASSAGE Intelligent Transportation System.
Staff Summary
· Lake County PASSAGE, Phase II Field Work; Signal Controller Upgrades: Sole Source Contract Awards.
· Phase II of Lake County PASSAGE is under construction.
· Approximately 204 existing traffic signal controllers need to be upgraded to communicate with the computers in the TMC (NTCIP protocol).
· Includes150 Econolite controllers and 54 Eagle Controllers.
· IDOT uses both Econolite and Eagle controllers.
· The NTCIP firmware upgrades can only be purchased from and installed by the original equipment manufacturer (Econolite / Eagle) or their distributors (TCC / Brown), making sole source contracts necessary.
· This item was presented to the Ad hoc bid exemption committee on Oct. 29, 2007 and was approved to proceed with contract negotiation.
· The awards are:
§ Brown Traffic Products Inc., Davenport, Iowa, Eagle’s distributor, in the estimated amount of $124,094.
§ Traffic Control Corporation, Addison, Illinois, Econolite’s distributor, in the estimated amount of $516,740.
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R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, there is a need to upgrade approximately 204 existing Traffic Signal Controllers in order to communicate with the TMC; and
WHEREAS, this County Board of Lake County at its meeting of April 10, 2007, appropriated $2,500,000.00 for I.T.S. field work; and
WHEREAS, the work includes upgrade of the controller firmware and integration into the Lake County PASSAGE Intelligent Transportation System; and
WHEREAS, the existing controllers are manufactured by two different vendors, Econolite and Eagle; and
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