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CC - CONSENT ITEM: Approval of a Purchase Order with Econolite Control Products for Six Traffic Signal Video Detection Systems in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $122,506.06.
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Meeting Date: October 14, 2024
Contact Person/Dept.: Andrew Maximous/Public Works Department
Phone Number: (310) 253-5628
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [ ] General Fund: Yes [X] No [ ]
Attachments: Yes [ ] No [X]
Public Notification: E-Mail: Meetings and Agendas - City Council (10/09/2024)
Department Approval: Yanni Demitri, Public Works Director/City Engineer, (10/25/2024)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council approve a purchase order with Econolite Control Products (Econolite) for six traffic signal video detection systems in an amount not-to-exceed $122,506.06.
BACKGROUND
The Culver City Public Works Department Maintenance Operations Division maintains 115 traffic signals. 40 intersections currently are currently equipped with video detection systems purchased from various vendors over the years. The rest of the City's signalized intersections rely on inductive loop detectors embedded in the roadway surface. Obsolete video detection systems at six locations are no longer working. As a result, these intersections operate very inefficiently. This purchase will replace those six systems with modern and more reliable video detection systems.
DISCUSSION
The City has utilized three different video detection vendors over the last 15 years: Iteris, Econolite, and Gridsmart. Systems from each vendor have been installed throughout the City as part of various traffic signal or development projects and have been evaluated over this period.
This purchase would replace inoperable video detection systems at the following six locations:
* Washington Blvd & Redwood Ave
* Washington Blvd & Rosabell St
* Washington Blvd & Grandview Blvd
* Washington Blvd & Sawtelle Blvd
* Washington Blvd & S...
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