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Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Purchase Ten (10) Battery Backup Systems for Traffic Signals from JAM Services in an Amount Not to Exceed $107,555 and Authorize Future Purchases of Up to Twenty (20) Additional Battery Backup Systems by the End of Calendar Year 2023, for a Total Cumulative Amount Not to Exceed $322,665. (Public Works 310)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Alameda's (City) traffic signal system is functionally obsolete for many intersections throughout the city. The average traffic signal system in Alameda is over 40 years old and has aged beyond its design life cycle. Modernization of the traffic signal system includes the installation of reliable battery backup systems. The City has standardized the installation of battery backup systems and has installed them on a project-by-project basis. Procurement of the City's standard battery backup systems will allow for an efficient upgrade to our system where they are needed the most. Staff would like to purchase ten battery backup systems at the cost of $107,555 and will coordinate with JAM Services through the end of 2023 to purchase up to twenty (20) additional battery backup systems at the current bid unit price, for a total cumulative amount not to exceed $322,665.
BACKGROUND
The City has an ongoing need to repair and replace traffic signal infrastructure. The City's traffic signal system is comprised of approximately ninety (90) signalized traffic signals, seventy-seven (77) within the City's right-of-way and thirteen (13) within Caltrans right-of-way.
Traffic signal battery backup systems eliminate the unavoidable traffic safety and traffic operation issues as a result of power outages. All of the City's traffic signals should have emergency battery backup systems in order to ensure continuous operation during and after power failures or interruption. Currently, out of the ninety (90) signalized intersectio...
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