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Agenda Item # 10.c.
City Commission Regular Meeting
Meeting Date:
10/03/2016
Re
Approval of Florida Department of Transportation Amendment to City's Annual Traffic Signal Maintenance Agreement
Submitted For:
John Andrews

SUBJECT:

Approval of an amendment to the City's annual Traffic Signal Maintenance and Compensation Agreement with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) pending approval of the City Attorney.

SUMMARY:

The FDOT has supplied all Signal Maintaining Agencies an amendment to their annual "Maintenance and Compensation Agreements". The amendment is a revision to the terms and conditions of the agreement.
Summary of changes are as follows:
Added Department of  Financial Services standard terms so agreements stand up to financial review.
Simplified language for penalties and retainage.
Changed responsibility for pursuing 3rd party damage insurance from Maintaining Agency to FDOT
Added requirement to provide annual report of traffic signal maintenance log.
Added Force Majeure clause to remove liability from Maintaining Agency and FDOT in the event of an Act of God, etc.
Increased time to repair critical detectors from 60 days to 90 days
Decreased mandatory annual inspections of State Signals from 100% to 50% of signals annually

RECOMMENDATION:

Approval

ALTERNATIVES:

Refuse maintenance compensation from FDOT.

RESPONSIBLE STAFF:

Ed Seissiger, Engineering Project Coordinator

COORDINATED WITH:

Florida Department of Transportation

Fiscal Impact

Budgeted Y/N:
N/A
Fiscal Year:
2106/17
Account:
N/A
Amount:
N/A

FISCAL IMPACT:

No fiscal impact

Attachments

Form Review

Inbox Reviewed By Date
Finance Department Johnna Morris 09/28/2016 02:49 PM
City Manager Nick Mimms 09/29/2016 08:31 AM
Form Started By:
eseissiger
Started On:
09/22/2016 12:47 PM
Final Approval Date:
09/29/2016