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TO: |
Board of Trustees |
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THROUGH: |
Jay Fox, Executive Director |
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FROM: |
Jaron Robertson, Acting Planning Director |
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PRESENTER(S): |
G.J. LaBonty, Manager Customer Experience |
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TITLE:
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Contract: Bus Stop Sign Poles for Visually Impaired (Zilla Corporation)
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AGENDA ITEM TYPE:
Procurement Contract/Change Order
RECOMMENDATION:
Authorize Executive Director to execute the Purchase Order and associated disbursements with the Zilla Corporation for bus stop sign poles in the amount of $245,446.
BACKGROUND:
Zilla Corporation NEX pole is a unique shaped octagonal pole. The shape of the NEX pole provides our customers with visual impairments an easy way to identify and distinguish a bus stop pole from a traditional square perforated galvanized pole that is used for every typical road sign. The powder coating would improve our bus stop aesthetic and help promote the UTA brand. The NEX pole would help UTA bus stops be easily identified by all riders and increase our on-street presence.
DISCUSSION:
This purchase of NEX poles through Zilla Corporation was negotiated through a sole-source procurement. S-Square Tube is the designer of the NEX pole, they hold the patents and own the trade dress for this product. Zilla Corporation is the only manufacturer of the NEX sign post. This order of 1,100 poles should arrive in approximately five to six months and should last about three years. Installation of the poles is done on a stop by stop basis. UTA is opting to deploy these poles predominately at bus stop locations that have already been improved to be ADA compliant. Currently we have 2,096 ADA compliant stops and plan to improve 100 to 200 additional ADA stops per year over the next several years.
CONTRACT SUMMARY:
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Contractor Name: |
Zilla Corporation |
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Contract Number: |
16930 |
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Base Contract Effective Dates: |
10/2022 - 10/2025 |
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Extended Contract Dates: |
NA |
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Existing Contract Value: |
NA |
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Amendment Amount: |
NA |
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New/Total Contract Value: |
$245,446 |
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Procurement Method: |
Sole Source |
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Budget Authority: |
5-Year Capital Plan |
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ALTERNATIVES:
A portion of UTA bus stop signs have already been replaced with NEX poles. UTA could consider alternative sign pole options, which would result in extra cost and delay bus stop improvement projects.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The cost of the poles, $245,446, is included in the capital budget.
ATTACHMENTS:
Purchase Order