City Council

Agenda Request

Agenda Of:

12-16-08

Agenda Request No:

IV-M

Initiated By:

David C. Worley, P.E.,

Assistant Public Works Director

Responsible Department:

Public Works

Presented By:

David C. Worley, P.E. ,

assistant public works director

Department Head:

Mike Hobbs

Director of Public Works

 

 

Additional Department. Head (s):

Christopher Steubing, P.E.,

City Engineer

Subject / Proceeding:

Authorize a Professional Services contract to Klotz Associates Incorporated for Traffic Signal Optimization & Railroad Preemptions for U.S. 90A.

Exhibits:

contract with Klotz Associates Incorporated Signal Timing Optimization proposal

Clearances

Approval

Legal:

aaron dobbs  

assistant city attorney

Executive Director:

n/a

Purchasing:

todd reed

purchasing manager

Asst. City Manager:

Karen Daly

Budget:

jennifer brown

assistant fiscal services director

City Manager:

Allen Bogard

Budget

Expenditure Required:  $

111,930.00

Current Budget:  $

111,930.00

Additional Funding:  $

n/a

Recommended Action

Authorize and award a professional service contract to Klotz Associates Incorporated for signal timing optimization services in an amount not to exceed $111,930.00.

Executive Summary

The primary goal of the City’s Intelligent Transportation System 5-year Operations Plan was to identify a series of improvement projects to address the transportation-related functional requirements for the City of Sugar Land.  The plan works toward providing advanced transportation management system improvements throughout the City.  One such proposed improvement is to address issues related to citywide traffic signal timing coordination and railroad preemption. The recent completion of the US 90A construction requires that the signal timing be updated to handle current conditions.  There are over 30+ trains on any given day utilizing these tracks causing delay to the side-street traffic.  To minimize delay along the US 90A corridor, advanced railroad preemption needs to be developed to allow the clearance of side-street vehicles in advance of the train arrival. 

 

The scope of services consists of the development and implementation of optimized signal timing plans for the following ten (10) signalized intersections:

 

  1. US90A at Dairy Ashford Rd
  2. US90A at Century Square Blvd/Industrial Blvd
  3. US90A at Gillingham Lane
  4. US90A at Eldridge Road
  5. US90A at Wood/Savoy Street
  6. US90A at Main Street/Bay View Drive
  7. US90A at Brooks Street
  8. US90A at Ulrich Street
  9. US90A at SH 6 (Addicks Howell Road)
  10. US90A at Circle Drive

 

Also, included in these services are the development and implementation of advanced railroad preemption and side-street track clearance in advance of train arrival for the above mentioned locations.

 

Through the consultant pre-selection process that was conducted earlier this year for roadway and drainage projects, the Public Works Department selected Klotz Associates Incorporated.  The Public Works Department is requesting that the City Council authorize the execution of a professional contract with Klotz Associates Incorporated for traffic signal optimization and Railroad preemption for CIP (TR0901) in an amount not to exceed $111,930.00.  

Exhibits