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Approving an agreement with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. in the amount of $99,987.00 for professional engineering services associated with Phase 1 of the Signal System Improvements Plan Implementation and authorize the City Manager to execute the same.
Summary
At the June 23rd City Council meeting, staff presented a report for the Pflugerville Traffic Signal System Assessment and Improvements Plan (Plan) which includes improvements to the City’s traffic signal system including the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Signals that the City will assume responsibility for in 2021 and the City’s existing signals. The professional services agreement for Signal System Improvements Plan Implementation Phase 1 provides for the design and development of plans for of an Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS), a communication system to support the ATMS, and various Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) field equipment, which were identified as phase 1 improvements in the Plan. This project will consist of preparing plans for selection and deployment of an ATMS to control all on-system and off-system traffic signals, installation of a broadband wireless communications system, and development of conceptual schematic for a future Traffic
Management Center (TMC).
Based on the feedback received at the June 23rd meeting from City Council, Staff did coordinate with other agencies, and did look into various options and vendors for managed service solutions and operation and maintenance of our traffic signal system. In considering a design- build approach to implement the Plan, it was determined that the approach is not a viable option for the City given Texas Local Government Code Sec. 2269.352 which states that design build is not an authorized procurement method for civil projects, as defined by the Code, for Cities under 100,000 in population. Managed services solutions will be evaluated as part of this scope and coordination with various vendors will be ...
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