DEPARTMENT: Finance
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Troy Elliott
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide
SUBJECT:
Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) Replacement
SUMMARY:
This ordinance authorizes a contract with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. for the purchase, configuration, implementation, training and ongoing support for software to replace the current Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) used to manage the City's traffic signal system infrastructure for a total cost not to exceed $1,244,000.00.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
In FY 2008, the City embarked on a five-year, $33 million Traffic Signal System Modernization and Synchronization Project to provide for a comprehensive communications network, an upgraded ATMS, and the development of optimized traffic signal timings. This program resulted in a 32% reduction in stops and 12% average reduction in travel time.
The system deployed in 2008 has reached the end of its useful life and is in need of replacement in order to maintain the robustness of this critical service. In addition, the Transportation and Capital Improvements Department plans to make use of features available in the current best of breed products on the market including improved alerting of malfunctions, better monitoring of traffic flow, and improved responsiveness to incidents. It is imperative that the operational gains achieved through this project be maintained and expanded upon. In efforts to achieve this, the Transportation and Capital Improvements Department requested assistance from the Information Technology Services Department (ITSD) and Finance Department to solicit a new system to manage over 1300 existing traffic signals.
On April 1, 2014, the Finance Department issued a Request for Competitive Sealed Proposals (RFCSP) for software and implementation services to replace the City's existing Advanced Traffic Management System. With a submission deadline of May 2, 2014, six proposals were received and ...
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