Consideration and Approval of Purchase through a Cooperative Purchase Contract: To purchase one (1) 2019 International CV515 SFA Barricade Traffic Control Truck.

1. Approve the equipment purchase for one (1) 2019 International CV515 SFA Barricade Traffic Control Truck from RWC Group in the amount of $99,341.29 through cooperative purchase contract #CTR041813.
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute the necessary documents

Public Works – Streets Section is responsible for delivering a high level of service maintaining the community’s transportation network.  Traffic Control is a critical function to the safe and efficient delivery of the programming.  In the event of needed lane closures or modifications from the regular traffic engineered controls, Streets employees will deploy certified traffic control.   

Over the years various approaches have been utilized and for the most part we have provided traffic control using pickup trucks and any temporary signage and cones stored in the regular beds. After evaluation, discussion with regional partners and input from our Streets crews this truck and body was identified as a safe and effective method of providing the swift deployment of traffic control for multiple scenarios. 

This piece of equipment will be outfitted with proper signage and cones needed to provide significant traffic control on roadways.  The unit also includes an overhead sign board to provide directional arrow of movement to provide additional safety to our road workers. 
 

This equipment purchase was approved in FY20 and is funded with Highway User Revenue Funds (HURF) Acct# 040-060-161-0614-6-4401 for a budgeted amount of $110,000. 
 

Transportation and Public Infrastructure - Deliver quality community assets and continue to advocate and implement a highly performing multi-model transportation system.  

No

1. Approve the equipment purchase for (1) 2019 International CV515 SFA Barricade Traffic Control Truck from RWC Group in the amount of $99,341.29.

2. Do not approve the purchase.

The safe deployment of traffic control is essential in delivering continued maintenance on our roadway infrastructure.  Keeping our employees and citizens safe in active traffic is important.  The traveling public using various modes needs clear direction in the work zone and this piece of equipment is not only stocked with varying types of traffic control but will be used daily by work crews establishing work zones and safety corridors.

This equipment purchase was approved in FY20 as a roll over purchase from the approved FY19 budget. It is funded with Highway User Revenue Funds (HURF) Acct# 040-060-161-0614-6-4401 for a budgeted amount of $110,000. 

Originally planned and funded in FY19 the purchase was approved as a carry forward into the FY20 budget.  Further input and evaluation of final bed layout and design was desired. The result of this due diligence is the current design and layout presented in this proposal.   
 

As our community has developed and our road network has become more complicated, we have continued to evaluate best practices in traffic control management.  Our current practice of setting up traffic control from a pickup is not ideal. Our professional operators and maintenance workers are putting themselves in active traffic situations and the safety of establishing the traffic control is difficult.
The Streets section embraces a culture of safety, the feedback from our work groups and employees has been positive and the general consensus is that this piece of equipment will provide a safer work environment and will result in lower negative interactions with the public as temporary traffic measures are implemented.