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TDOT061824TACTICSCENTRALSERVICE
Traffic Management
William Brown (x1325)
Revised
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Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a contract for the purchase of a Tactics Central Service Software Package for the Division of Traffic Management; authorizing the expenditure of an amount not to exceed $39,000 from the Street Construction Maintenance and Repair Fund; waiving the competitive procurement requirements of TMC Chapter 187; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
The Division of Traffic Management utilizes Tactics Central Software to write and control traffic signals for 295 of the city’s 494 intersections. The current software agreement which includes service and upgrades is expiring and needs to be renewed for an additional five-year period. Baldwin and Sours is the sole distributor for this software in the state of Ohio.
This Ordinance authorizes the expenditure of funds needed to purchase the service package by means of the Street Construction Maintenance and Repair Fund. The total amount to be expended for the package is $39,000. Budget for this purchase is available in Traffic Management’s 2024 operating budget.
Summary
NOW THEREFORE Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. That the Mayor is authorized to enter into a five-year contract with Baldwin and Sours for the purchase of a Tactics Central Software Service Package, upon terms and conditions acceptable to the Directors of Law and the Toledo Department of Transportation.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of an amount not to exceed $39,000 is authorized from the Street Construction Maintenance and Repair Fund Account Code 2014-22500-2413002STDSTD for purpose authorized in Section 1.
SECTION 3. That this Council finds and determines it is in the best interest of the City to waive the competitive procurement requirements of Toledo Municipal Code Chapter 187 for this purchase for the reason that Baldwin and Sours is the sole source provider for the state of Ohio for Yunex Traffic control products which owns the Tactics Central software.
SECTION 4. That the Finance Director is authorized to draw their warrant or warrants against the above Account Code in payment of the above-authorized obligations upon presentation of properly approved voucher or vouchers in an amount not to exceed $39,000.
SECTION 5. That this Ordinance, being an emergency measure, shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. The reason for the emergency lies in the fact that it is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, and property, and for the further reason that the Ordinance must be immediately effective in order to purchase the Tactics Central Service Package in the furtherance of the Division of Traffic Management duties to be able to program, repair and maintain 295 of the City’s 494 intersections.
Vote on emergency clause: yeas 10, nays 0.
Passed: June 18, 2024, as an emergency measure: yeas 10, nays 0.
Attest:
Julie A. Gibbons Carrie Hartman
Clerk of Council President of Council
Approved: June 18, 2024
Wade Kapszukiewicz
Mayor