AGENDA INFORMATION SHEET
DEPARTMENT: Materials Management
ACM: Bryan Langley
AGENDA DATE: October 18, 2016
SUBJECT
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Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas providing for, authorizing, and approving the expenditure of funds for the purchase of traffic signal hardware including traffic signal controllers, video detection systems, battery backup systems, and network switches, for the City of Denton Traffic Department, which is available from only one source and in accordance with Chapter 252.022 of the Texas Local Government Code such purchases are exempt from the requirements of competitive bidding; and providing an effective date (File 6248 awarded to Paradigm Traffic Systems in the annual estimated amount of $290,000 for a three (3) year not to exceed amount of $870,000).
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FILE INFORMATION
This item is for the purchase of the following traffic signal hardware items for the signalized traffic intersections listed in Exhibit 1:
* Econolite Traffic Signal Controllers and Vehicle Detection Systems
* Alpha Battery Backup Systems for Traffic Signals
* Etherwan Network Communication Switches
In order to maintain product uniformity and to limit the replacement inventory, these specific models are required as part of the City's traffic signal specifications. All other traffic controllers and network switches are not compatible with the current traffic signal software package. Chapter 252.022 of the Texas Local Government Code exempts from the competitive bid process those supplies and resources protected by copyright or patent and available from only one source. Paradigm Traffic Systems is the exclusive distributor in Texas for these items and therefore, this is a sole source acquisition (Exhibit 2).
RECOMMENDATION
Award the purchase of traffic signal hardware in the unit prices shown on Exhibit 3, to Paradigm Traffic Systems in the annual estimated amount of $290,000 for a for a three (3) year not to exceed amount of $8...
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