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HomeMy WebLinkAbout25A - TRAFFIC SIGNAL AND STREET LIGHTINGREQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: AUGUST 17, 2009 TITLE: AGREEMENT WITH ECONOLITE FOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL AND STREET LIGHTING MAINTENANCE ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~,: /~ CITY MANAGER CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: APPROVED ^ As Recommended ^ As Amended ^ Ordinance on 1 s~ Reading ^ Ordinance on 2nd Reading ^ Implementing Resolution ^ Set Public Hearing For_ CONTINUED TO FILE NUMBER RECOMMENDED ACTION Authorize the City Manager and attached agreement with Econolite Inc. (Econolite) in the amount n subject to non-substantive changes Attorney. Clerk of the Council to execute the Traffic Engineering and Maintenance, of to exceed $650,000 per fiscal year, approved by the City Manager and City DISCUSSION The City's traffic signal system and street lights maintenance services contract will expire on August 31, 2009. A Request for Proposals (RFP) for maintenance services was issued on July 1, 2009 to three qualified traffic signal maintenance services contractors. Proposals were received from all three contractors. The proposals were reviewed by a four-member committee comprised of Public Works Agency staff. The ratings were based on firms and its subcontractor experience, responsiveness to the requirements, ability to respond and schedule work, facilities maintained by the company, past service record with the City and completeness of the proposal. Once rated, the sealed bids of the contractors were opened. Based on submitted unit fees and prior year extraordinary maintenance work, the City estimated the costs for Fiscal Year 2009/10 for each of the three firms shown in Exhibit 1. Summary of proposal scores, yearly costs for routine maintenance and projected extraordinary maintenance are: Contractor Ave. Score Routine Maint. Traffic Signal Routine Maint. Street Light Extraordinary Maint. Total 1. Econolite 92 $205,789 $16,258 $393,840 $615,887 2. Republic ITS 80 $248,484 $22,500 $479,460 $750,624 3. CSC 62 $259,260 $17,100 $437,418 $713,778 25A-1 Agreement for Traffic Signal and Street Light Maintenance August 17, 2009 Page 2 Based on the scoring and lowest total cost, it is recommended that Econolite be awarded the contract. If approved by the City Council, the contract will be effective September 1, 2009 through August 31, 2032, with a provision for two one-year extensions of the contract by mutual agreement. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT There is no environmental impact associated with this action. FISCAL IMPACT Based on the submitted bids, the total estimated annual contract cost is $650,000 that includes $560,000 for traffic signal system maintenance and $90,000 for street lighting maintenance. The funds for Fiscal Year 2009- 10 are available in Public Works Agency accounts for signal maintenance and street lighting (account nos. 29-622-6271, and 11-625-6271. APPROVED AS TO FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS: C 0 Jame G. Ross Francisco Gutierrez Exe tive Director Executive Director Pu is Works Agency Finance & Management Services Agency i 25A-2 SUMMARY OF ESTIMATED MONTHLY AND YEARLY TOTAL COSTS CONTRACTOR Monthl Yearl Routine Extraordin Routine Extraordin Total Econolite Traffic Si 1 $17,149 $26,965 $205,789 $323,580 $529,369 Street Li t $1,355 $5,855 $16,258 $70,260 $86,518 Total $18,504 $32,820 $222,047 $393,840 $615,887 Com uter Services Co. CSC Traffic Si al $21,605 $30,180 $259,260 $362,160 $621,420 Street Li ht $1,425 $6,272 $17,100 $75,258 $92,358 Total S23,030 $36,452 $276,360 $437,418 $713,778 Re ublic ITS Traffic Si al $20,707 $31,770 $248,484 $381,240 $629,724 Street Li ht $1,875 $8,200 $22,500 $98,400 $120,900 Total $22,582 $39,970 $270,984 $479,648 $750,624 Exhibit 1 25A-3 CONTRACTOR AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this 17~' day of August, 2009 by and between Econolite Traffic Engineering and Maintenance, Inc., a California corporation (hereinafter "Contractor"), and the City of Santa Ana, a charter city and municipal corporation organized and existing under the Constitution and laws of the State of California (hereinafter "City"). RECITALS A. The City desires to retain a Contractor having special skill and knowledge in the field of traffic signal and street light systems. maintenance. B. Contractor represents that Contractor is able and willing to provide such services to the City. C. In undertaking the performance of this Agreement, Contractor represents that it is knowledgeable in its field and that any services performed by Contractor under this Agreement will be performed in compliance with such standards as may reasonably be expected from a professional contracting firm in the field. NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual and respective promises, and subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, the parties agree as follows: 1. SCOPE OF SERVICES Contractor shall perform preventive and extraordinary maintenance on the citywide traffic signal system and street light system, as set forth in City's Request for Proposal dated July, 2009, attached hereto as Exhibit A, and incorporated, in full, by this reference. Said work shall be completed in conformance with Contractor's Proposal, dated July 15, 2009, on file with the Public Works Agency, Traffic Engineering Division. 2. COMPENSATION a. City agrees to pay, and Contractor agrees to accept as total payment for its services, the rates and charges identified in Contractor's Fee Proposal, attached hereto as Exhibit B. Rate increase for the first additional twelve-month period (September 1, 2010- August 31, 2011) shall be based on the year 2009's consumer price index (CPI) or 5%, whichever is the lowest. Rate increase for the second additional twelve-month period (September 1, 2011- August 31, 2012) shall be based on the year 2010's consumer price index (CPI) or 5%, whichever is the lowest. The total sum to be budgeted under this Agreement shall not exceed $650,000.00, annually, during the term of this Agreement. b. 1. Invoices for Traffic Si ng al S stem Contractor shall prepare separate invoices for routine maintenance and extraordinary maintenance. For extraordinary maintenance billings: i. The Contractor shall prepare a general invoice to include all extraordinary billings that is less than $500 per intersection. ii. The Contractor shall prepare a separate invoice for each location when extraordinary 1 2 5A-4 billing is in excess of $500 per intersection. iii. The Contractor shall prepare a separate invoice for intersections that are shared with other jurisdiction listed in Exhibit A, Appendix B, or as requested by the Traffic Engineer. Invoices for Street Light S sy tem i. For routine maintenance billing, an itemized invoice per month will be required. Invoices shall be itemized as to address, dates worked, work performed and materials used as itemized in Exhibit A, Division III, Section 5, "Street Light Routine Maintenance". ii. For extraordinary maintenance billing, an itemized invoice per month will be required. Invoices shall be itemized as to, the purpose for the work, Date of repairs, addresses of repairs, a description of the repairs and a full itemized accounting of all material, equipment and labor costs. Each invoice shall be for one (1) days work, each day's work shall be on one (1) invoice. c. Payment by City shall be made within thirty (30) days following receipt of such invoice evidencing work performed, subject to normal City accounting procedures. Payment need not be made for work which fails to meet the standards of performance set forth in the Recitals which may reasonably be expected by City. However, payment shall not be made to the Contractor until the required reports and As-Builts have been properly submitted for work completed. 3. TERM This Agreement shall commence on September 1, 2009 and will terminate August 31, 2012, unless terminated earlier in accordance with Section 13, below. Funding for the initial one-year period has been approved by the City Council. If the City Council fails to approve continued funding for this Agreement over the subsequent one-year periods from September 1 through August 31, said Agreement will automatically terminate on the expiration of the then current term. The term of this Agreement may be extended for up to two additional one-year periods, with the mutual consent of the parties. 4. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR Contractor shall, during the entire term of this Agreement, be construed to be an independent contractor and not an employee of the City. This Agreement is not intended nor shall it be construed to create an employer-employee relationship, a joint venture relationship, or to allow the City to exercise discretion or control over the professional manner in which Contractor performs the services which are. the subject matter of this Agreement; however, the services to be provided by Contractor shall be provided in a manner consistent with all applicable standards and regulations governing such services. Contractor shall pay all salaries and wages, employer's social security taxes, unemployment insurance and similar taxes relating to employees and shall be responsible for all applicable withholding taxes. 5. INSURANCE Prior to undertaking performance of work under this Agreement, Contractor shall maintain and shall require its subcontractors, if any, to obtain and maintain insurance as described below: a. Commercial General Liability Insurance. Contractor shall maintain commercial general liability insurance naming the City, its officers, employees, agents, volunteers and representatives as additional insureds) and shall include, but not be limited to protection against claims arising from bodily and personal injury, including death resulting therefrom and damage to property, resulting from any act or 2 25A-5 occurrence arising out of Contractor's operations in the performance of this Agreement, including, without limitation, acts involving vehicles. The amounts of insurance shall be not less than the following: single limit coverage applying to bodily and personal injury, including death resulting therefrom, and property damage, in the total amount of $1,000,000 per occurrence. Contractor's comprehensive general liability insurance policy shall contain language substantially similar to the following clauses: (1) The City of Santa Ana, 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, California 92701; its officers, employees, agents, volunteers and representatives are named as additional insureds with regard to liability and defense of suits arising from the operations and uses performed by or on behalf of the named insured. (2) With respect to claims arising out of the operations and uses performed by or on behalf of the named insured, such insurance as is afforded by this policy is primary and is not additional to or contributing with any other insurance carried by or for the benefit of the additional insured. (3) This insurance applies separately to each insured against whom claim is made or suit is brought except with respect to the company's limits of liability. The inclusion of any person or organization as an insured shall not affect any right which such person or organization would have as a claimant if not so included. b. Business automobile liability insurance, or equivalent form, with a combined single limit of not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence. Such insurance shall include coverage for owned, hired and non-owned automobiles. c. Worker's Compensation Insurance. In accordance with the provisions of Section 3300 of the Labor Code, Contractor, if Contractor has any employees, is required to be insured against liability for worker's compensation or to undertake self-insurance. Prior to commencing the performance of the work under this Agreement, Contractor agrees to obtain and maintain any employer's liability insurance with limits not less than $1,000,000 per accident. d. If Contractor is or employs a licensed professional such as an architect or engineer: Professional liability (errors and omissions) insurance, with a combined single limit of not less than $1,000,000 per claim. e. The following requirements apply to the insurance to be provided by Contractor pursuant to this section: (i) Contractor shall maintain all insurance required above in full force and effect for the entire period covered by this Agreement. (ii) Certificates of insurance shall be furnished to the City upon execution of this Agreement and shall be approved in form by the City Attorney. (iii) Certificates and policies shall state that the policies shall not be canceled or reduced in coverage or changed in any other material aspect without thirty (30) days prior written notice to the City. 3 25A-6 f. Certificates of insurance evidencing the coverages required by the clauses set forth above shall be filed with City prior to the effective date of this Agreement. This is a condition precedent to the formation of any obligation by City to compensate Contractor under this agreement. 6. INDEMNIFICATION Contractor agrees to and shall indemnify and hold harmless the City, its officers, agents, employees, Contractors, special counsel, and representatives from liability for personal injury, damages, just compensation, restitution, judicial or equitable relief arising out of claims for personal injury, including health, and claims for property damage, which may arise from the direct or indirect operations of the Contractor or its subcontractors, agents, employees, or other persons acting on their behalf which relates to the services described in section 1 of this Agreement. This indemnity and hold harmless agreement applies to all claims for damages, just compensation, restitution, judicial or equitable relief suffered, or alleged to have been suffered, by reason of the events referred to in this Section. The Contractor further agrees to indemnify, hold harmless, and pay all costs for the defense of the City, including fees and costs for special counsel to be selected by the City, regarding any action by a third party asserting that personal injury, damages, just compensation, restitution, judicial or equitable relief due to personal or property rights arises by reason of the terms of, or effects arising from this Agreement. City may make all reasonable decisions with respect to its representation in any legal proceeding. 7. CONFIDENTIALITY If Contractor receives from the City information which due to the nature of such information is reasonably understood to be confidential and/or proprietary, Contractor agrees that it shall not use or disclose such information except in the performance of this Agreement, and further agrees to exercise the same degree of care it uses to protect its own information of like importance, but in no event less than reasonable care. "Confidential Information" shall include all nonpublic information. Confidential information includes not only written information, but also information transferred orally, visually, electronically, or by other means. Confidential information disclosed to either. party by any subsidiary and/or agent of the other party is covered by this Agreement. The foregoing obligations of non-use and nondisclosure shall not apply to any information that (a) has been disclosed in publicly available sources; (b) is, through no fault of the Contractor disclosed in a publicly available source; (c) is in rightful possession of the Contractor without an obligation of confidentiality; (d) is required to be disclosed by operation of law; or (e) is independently developed by the Contractor without reference to information disclosed by the City. 8. CONFLICT OF INTEREST CLAUSE Contractor covenants that it presently has no interests and shall not have interests, direct or indirect, which would conflict in any manner with performance of services specified under this Agreement. 9. NOTICE Any notice, tender, demand, delivery, or other communication pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to be properly given if delivered in person or mailed by first class or certified mail, postage prepaid, or sent by telefacsimile or other telegraphic communication in the manner provided in this Section, to the following persons: To City: Clerk of the City Council City of Santa Ana 4 25A-7 20 Civic Center Plaza (M-30) P.O. Box 1988 Santa Ana, CA 92702-1988 telefacsimile (714) 647-6956 with courtesy copies to: For traffic signal system maintenance: For street light maintenance: Traffic Signal and ATMS Maintenance Street Light Maintenance City of Santa Ana City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, M-43 20 Civic Center Plaza, M-21 Santa Ana, CA 92701 Santa Ana, CA 92701 and City Attorney City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza (M-29) P.O. Box 1988 Santa Ana, CA 92702-1988 Telefacsimile (714) 647-6515 To Contractor: Econolite Traffic Engineering and Maintenance, Inc. 3360 E. La Palma Avenue Anaheim, California 92806-2856 telefacsimile (714) 666-1123 Attn: Rodney Mathis A party may change its address by giving notice in writing to the other party. Thereafter, any communication shall be addressed and transmitted to the new address. If sent by mail, communication shall be effective or deemed to have been given three (3) days after it has been deposited in the United States mail, duly registered or certified, with postage prepaid, and addressed as set forth above. If sent by telefacsimile, communication shall be effective or deemed to have been given twenty-four (24) hours after the time set forth on the transmission report issued by the transmitting facsimile machine, addressed as set forth above. For purposes of calculating these time frames, weekends, federal, state, County or City holidays shall be excluded. 10. EXCLUSIVITY AND AMENDMENT This Agreement represents the complete and exclusive statement between the City and Contractor, and supersedes any and all other agreements, oral or written, between the parties. In the event of a conflict between the terms of this Agreement and any attachments hereto, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail. This Agreement may not be modified except by written instrument signed by the City and by an authorized representative of Contractor. The parties agree that any terms or conditions of any purchase order or other instrument that are inconsistent with, or in addition to, the terms and conditions hereof, shall not bind or obligate Contractor nor the City. Each party to this Agreement acknowledges that no representations, inducements, promises or agreements, orally or otherwise, have been made by any party, or anyone acting on behalf of any party, which are not embodied herein. 5 25A-8 11. ASSIGNMENT Contractor shall not assign or transfer any interest in this agreement, whether by assignment or novation, without prior written consent of City; provided, however, that claims for money due or to become due to Contractor from City under this agreement may be assigned to a bank, trust company, or other financial institution, or to a trustee in bankruptcy, without such approval. Notice of any such assignment or transfer shall be furnished promptly to City. 12. REDUCTION IN SCOPE OF WORK The City reserves the right to reduce the scope of work for this contract at any time. In the event that the City determines to reduce the scope of work, there shall be no adjustment of unit prices for the remaining scope of work. The City also reserves the right to conduct any extraordinary maintenance of traffic signal, ATMS, and street light facilities without using the services of the Contractor, if it is in the City's best interest to complete the work. 13. TERMINATION In the event that any of the provisions of this contract are violated by the Contractor, the City may terminate the contract by serving written notice upon the Contractor of its intention to terminate such contract and, unless within ten (10) days after the serving of such notice, such violation shall cease, the contract shall, upon the expiration of said ten (10) days, cease and terminate. In the event of any such termination for the reason mentioned above, the City may take over the work and prosecute the same to completion by contract or otherwise for the account and at the expense of the Contractor, and the Contractor and his sureties shall be liable to the City for any excess cost occasioned in the event of any such termination. This clause shall not be construed to prevent the termination, for other causes, authorized by law or other provisions of this contract 14. DISCRIMINATION Contractor shall not discriminate because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, or disability, as defined and prohibited by applicable law, in the recruitment, selection, training, utilization, promotion, termination or other employment related activities. Contractor affirms that it is an equal opportunity employer and shall comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. 15. JURISDICTION -VENUE This Agreement has been executed and delivered in the State of California and the validity, interpretation, performance, and enforcement of any of the clauses of this Agreement shall be determined and governed by the laws of the State of California. Both parties further agree that Orange County, California, shall be the venue for any action or proceeding that may be brought or arise out of, in connection with or by reason of this Agreement. 16. PROFESSIONAL LICENSES Contractor shall, throughout the term of this Agreement, maintain all necessary licenses, including a California Class C10 Contractor's License, permits, approvals, waivers, and exemptions necessary for the provision of the services hereunder and required by the laws and regulations of the 6 25A-9 United States, the State of California, the City of Santa Ana and all other governmental agencies. Contractor shall notify the City immediately and in writing of its inability to obtain or maintain such permits, licenses, approvals, waivers, and exemptions. Said inability shall be cause for termination of this Agreement. 1 7. RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGES The Contractor shall be responsible for all damages to persons and/or property that occur as a result of the fault or negligence of said Contractor or its employees in connection with the performance of this work. 18. PERFORMANCE PROVISIONS If the Contractor should neglect to prosecute the work properly or fail to perform any provisions of this contract, the City shall provide written notice to the Contractor of such inadequacy. Three (3) days after delivery of such Notice to Contractor, if Contractor has failed to correct the inadequacy, the City may, without prejudice to any other remedy it may have, make good such deficiencies and may deduct the cost thereof from the payment then or thereafter due the Contractor, provided, however, that the Executive Director of the Public Works Agency of the City shall approve such action and certify the amount thereof to be charged to the Contractor. 19. RESOLUTION OF CONSTRUCTION CLAIMS Contractors claims of $375,000 or less shall be resolved in accordance with the provisions of Article 1.5 (commencing with Section 20104) of Chapter 1 of Part 3 of the Public Contract Code. 20. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS a. Each undersigned represents and warrants that its signature hereinbelow has the power, authority and right to bind their respective parties to each of the terms of this Agreement, and shall indemnify City fully, including reasonable costs and attorney's fees, for any injuries or damages to City in the event that such authority or power is not, in fact, held by the signatory or is withdrawn. b. All Exhibits referenced herein and attached hereto shall be incorporated as if fully set forth in the body of this Agreement. /// /// /// /// 7 25A-10 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement the date and year first above written. ATTEST: PATRICIA E. HEALY Clerk of the Council APPROVED AS TO FORM: JOSEPH W.FLETCHER City Attorney By: Laura Sheedy Assistant City Attorney CITY OF SANTA ANA DAVID N. REAM City Manager ECONOLITE TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND MAINTENANCE, INC. RODNEY MATHIS President Tax ID# 8 25A-11 EXHIBIT A I. PURPOSE The purpose of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is to obtain a prime contractor to enter into a contract with the City to perform preventive and extraordinary maintenance on the citywide traffic signal system and street light system. II. TRAFFIC SIGNAL SYSTEM MAINTENANCE a. Scope of Work The Contractor shall furnish all tools, equipment, apparatus, facilities, labors, services, training and materials to perform all work necessary to maintain all traffic signal facilities in a good and worker-like manner according to the proposal submitted and in accordance with these specifications. The traffic signal system maintenance portion of this contract does not cover safety light maintenance, except damage to the combination of traffic signal and safety light pole due to malicious mischief, traffic collision or nature causes. Maintenance of the traffic signal control system located at the City's Traffic Management Center will be done as part of extraordinary maintenance only. b. Service Personnel The Contractor shall provide qualified service personnel to maintain and to service all traffic signal equipments utilized by the City. Personnel shall have at least two years of experience maintaining and troubleshooting traffic signal equipment. Detailed knowledge of Type NEMA (G, M, P) and Type 170 (332, 334) Cabinets is required. The city utilizes a combination of Multisonics 820A, 870 controllers and 2070 controllers with Econolite's Firmware (ASC2 & ASC3). Personnel must be knowledgeable in the use of these controllers. All Lead Maintenance Personnel is required to have an IMSA Traffic Signal Level 2 Certification. In addition, all service personnel shall possess an NEC certification. The City reserves the right to refuse the use of any personnel whom in the City's sole opinion are not qualified to work on these systems. An agreed upon personnel list shall be maintained and only those listed are allowed to work in the city. Any changes needs to be authorized by the City. c. List of Signalized Intersections See Appendix "B" for the list of traffic signals, CCTV, flashing beacons, and flashing crosswalks. d. Additions to S sy tem The Contractor shall maintain additional traffic signals and appurtenant devices as they are installed and notified by the City to be included in the maintenance 25A-12 contract. Cost of the routine maintenance of the new addition will be per contract unit price and will be effective the 1St day of the following month unless stated otherwise in the notification. e. Routine Maintenance The routine maintenance shall be performed on a periodically basis based on type of equipment. (a) Traffic Signal: (i) Maintenance period: The Contractor shall perform a complete inspection and service of each signalized intersection once a month, not less than 25 days or more than 35 days apart, for safety, operation and cleanliness. (ii) Maintenance Tasks: • Cabinets: The Contractor shall clean the cabinets thoroughly on the inside, including all components. The Contractor shall remove all unauthorized external attachments such as notices, posters, signs, etc. and notify the City of any graffiti that is on the signal equipment. It is not the Contractor's responsibility to remove the graffiti o Ventilation system: The Contractor shall ensure that the cabinet's ventilation system is in working order. Ensure that the Thermostat and Fan operates properly. The air filter shall be replaced and dated every 90 days (regardless of condition). o Controller and Timing: The Contractor shall check controller timing against the timing sheet and notify the City on any deviation. No timing parameters shall be changed without explicit approval from the City. o Vehicle Detection System: The Contractor shall ensure that the vehicle detection system is fully functional. Maintenance Personnel must be well versed in the use of the different types used by the City. The City utilizes the following types of Detection: Loop Detection -Detectors needs to be checked that it is properly detecting vehicles and able to apply calls to the controller. The Contractor shall adjust the sensitivity levels to tune out any stuck detectors or replace defective vehicle detector amplifiers as necessary. The Contractor shall meter loops individually when troubleshooting loop problems. The City shall be notified of all defective loops. 10 25A-13 ^ Video Detection -The system needs to be inspected to ensure normal operation. All detection zones needs to be checked for proper detection and the system needs to be verified that it is capable of applying calls to the controller. Wireless Detection -The City utilizes Sensys Network's Wireless Detection System. The system consists of Sensors, Repeater, Access Point, and Contact Closure Cards. Ensure that the system is fully functional. o Conflict Monitor Certification (yearly task): Once a year, the Contractor shall perform Certification Testing on Conflict Monitors used by the City. The Tester used must be capable of testing Conflict Monitors as defined by NEMA TS1, NEMA TS2, FHWA/CalTrans System 170, and ODOT/TXDOT 2070. The Contractor shall submit the make and model of the Proposed Tester to be used for review by the City. A determination will be made by the City as to whether the Tester is acceptable. o Battery Backup System (If applicable): Some intersections are equipped with battery backup system. For these locations, the Contractor shall test and verify that the system is charged and in working order. o Ancillary Equipment: The Contractor shall check all ancillary equipment (load switches, power supply, flashers, Emergency Vehicle Pre-emption, etc.) in the cabinet for proper operation. • Field Equipment: o The Contractor shall check all pedestrian push buttons for proper operation. o The Contractor shall check all vehicle and pedestrian signal heads for proper operation. o The Contractor shall check all poles and standards for damages. o Contractor shall clean Video Detection camera lens once a year o Contractor shall check and notify the City of any missing or damaged Internally Illuminated Street Name Signs (IISNS), Reflectorized Street Name Signs (RSNS) or traffic signs mounted on the traffic signal poles. o Maintenance of safety lights at traffic signal are done as part of Street Lighting System Maintenance only. 11 25A-14 • Maintenance Record: The Contractor shall maintain a record log in each controller cabinet showing the date and time of any service. It shall consist of: o Routine Maintenance o Extraordinary Maintenance All records shall be legibly written or printed. These record logs shall become property of the City. (b) Closed Circuit Television (CCTV): (i) Maintenance period: The Contractor shall perform a complete inspection and service of each CCTV once every three (3) months for proper operation and cleanliness. (ii) Maintenance Tasks: • Cabinets (if applicable): Some CCTV locations have dedicated type 332 cabinet. For these locations, the Contractor shall clean the cabinets thoroughly on the inside, including all components. The Contractor shall remove all unauthorized external attachment such as notices, posters, signs, etc. and notify the City of any graffiti that is on the signal equipment. It is not the Contractor's responsibility to remove the graffiti o Ventilation system: The contractor shall ensure that the cabinet's ventilation system is in working order. Ensure that the Thermostat and Fan operates properly. The air filter shall be replaced and dated every 90 days (regardless of condition). o Battery Backup System (if applicable): The Contractor shall ensure that the battery backup system is charged and in working order. • Field Equipment 1. The Contractor shall check all poles and standards for damages. 2. The contractor shall clean the camera's housing lens or dome as appropriate. (iii) Maintenance Record: The Contractor shall maintain a record log in each location (with or without dedicated cabinet) showing the date and time of any service. It shall consist of: a. Routine Maintenance b. Extraordinary Maintenance 12 25A-15 All records shall be legibly written or printed. These record logs shall become property of the City. (c) Pre-timed Overhead Flashing Beacons: (i) Maintenance period: The Contractor shall perform a complete inspection and service of each Flashing Beacon once a month, not less than 25 days or more than 35 days apart, for safety, operation and cleanliness (ii) Tasks: • Cabinets: The cabinets for solar powered flashing beacons are small NEMA cabinet pole mounted at approximately 9'. The Contractor shall clean the cabinets thoroughly on the inside, including all components. The Contractor shall remove all unauthorized external attachments such as notices, posters, signs, etc. and notify the City of any graffiti that is on the signal equipment. It is not the Contractor's responsibility to remove the graffiti The air filter shall be replaced and dated every 90 days (regardless of condition). • Battery System: Contractor shall check system operating voltage and battery life. Notify the City if battery needs replacement. • Field Equipment The Contractor shall check all beacons, poles, and standards. Contractor shall check and notify the City of any missing or damaged traffic signs mounted on the traffic signal poles. Clean the solar panels in accordance to the manufacturer's recommendation. This is required to be done once every 6 months. • Maintenance Record The Contractor shall maintain a record log in each controller cabinet showing the date and time of any service. It shall consist of: a. Routine Maintenance b. Extraordinary Maintenance All records shall be legibly written or printed. These record logs shall become property of the City. 13 25A-16 (d) Activated In-Road Warning Lights (IRWL or Flashing Crosswalk) and Activated Flashing Beacon: (i) Maintenance period: The Contractor shall perform a complete inspection and service once a month, not less than 25 days or more than 35 days apart, for safety, operation and cleanliness (ii) Tasks: • Cabinets: The cabinets for solar powered flashing beacons are small NEMA cabinet pole mounted at 9'. The Contractor shall clean the cabinets thoroughly on the inside, including all components. The Contractor shall remove all unauthorized external attachments such as notices, posters, signs, etc. and notify the City of any graffiti that is on the signal equipment. It is not the Contractor's responsibility to remove the graffiti The air filter shall be replaced and dated every 90 days (regardless of condition). o Detection System: The Contractor shall ensure that the pedestrian detection system is fully functional. Maintenance Personnel must be well versed in the use of the different types used by the City. The City utilizes the following types of pedestrian detection: ^ Push Button Detection Video Detection -The system needs to be inspected to ensure normal operation. All detection zones needs to be checked for proper detection and the systems needs to be verified that it is capable of applying calls to the controller. In-Ground Pedestrian Detection (Pressure Pad) -The City utilizes US Traffic Corp. X-FLO in-ground pedestrian detection pad. • Battery System: Contractor shall check system operating voltage and battery life. Notify the City if battery needs replacement. • Field Equipment The Contractor shall check all beacons, poles, and standards. The contractor shall check and ensure that push buttons, pressure pads or video detection equipments are in working order. 14 25A-17 Contractor shall check and notify the City of any missing or damaged traffic signs mounted on the traffic signal poles. Clean the solar panels in accordance to the manufacturer's recommendation. This is required to be done .once every 6 months. Contractor shall clean Video Detection camera lens once a year • Maintenance Record The Contractor shall maintain a record log in each controller cabinet showing the date and time of any service. It shall consist o£ a. Routine Maintenance b. Extraordinary Maintenance All records shall be legibly written or printed. These record logs shall become property of the City. f. Extraordinary Maintenance Extraordinary maintenance includes work tasks to install new, replace or repair defective or obsolete equipment and perform modification work not directly covered by routine maintenance. Work shall be performed with prior City approval unless emergency or public safety conditions require immediate response. g. Emer~ency Service The Contractor shall provide emergency service to the City twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week upon City's request. Unless stated by the City at the time of request, the contractor will need to ascertain whether request is of an emergency nature requiring immediate response. Failure or malfunction of the traffic signal or interruption of normal operation as to create confusion or public hazard is considered emergency nature. (a) The contractor shall provide qualified personnel at the location within 30 minutes of receiving emergency request. (b) The Contractor shall immediately troubleshoot and restore the traffic signal to normal operations. If that is not possible due to the extent of the damage, sufficient temporary repairs shall be made to enable the intersection to operate safely. In no event shall the traffic signal be left overnight in dark mode (black out). (c) For intersections with power outages, The Contractor shall use the following procedure: (i) Setup temporary stop signs at all approach upon arrival at the site. 15 25A-18 (ii) Turn off the traffic signal controller and place cabinet control to flashing operation. (iii) Once the power is restored, remove all stop signs and return the traffic signal to normal operation. h. Compensation For Routine And Extraordinary Maintenance (a) Routine Maintenance: Compensation for routine maintenance of traffic signal system shall be per contracted unit price. Said compensation shall include all labor, material, equipment and overhead/profits. (b) Extraordinary Maintenance: Compensation for extraordinary maintenance of traffic signal system shall be per contracted unit price. Said compensation shall include all labor, material, equipment and overhead/profits. For work not listed in the bid list, compensation shall be based on agreed lump sum price or time and material basis. (i) Materials: The City shall pay the Contractor for materials used in extraordinary maintenance, the Contractor's cost from the supplier plus the percentage specified in the Contractor's bid proposal. All materials and parts shall be new or have the approval of the Traffic Engineer. The City has the right to inspect the Contractor's records to verify any material costs used in extraordinary maintenance (ii) Direct Labor: The Contractor shall present with his monthly invoice a record of hours spent in extraordinary maintenance of traffic signals and appurtenances per intersection. City shall pay the Contractor for such hours of extraordinary maintenance at the rates specified on the Contractor's bid proposal. Said hourly rates shall be the total cost to City. Rates shall include all compensation for wages, profit, overhead, any fringe benefits such as employer payments to, or on behalf of, work for health and welfare, insurance, worker's compensation, pension, vacation, sick leave or any local, state, federal, or union tax or assessment. (iii)Eguipment: City shall pay the Contractor for equipment used in extraordinary maintenance on a job-trip basis rate as specified in the Contractor's bid proposal. The Contractor's job-trip equipment rates shall constitute the rates to be paid by the City when the specified equipment is used for the extraordinary maintenance. As used herein, job-trip shall mean the furnishing of the required equipment at the site of extraordinary maintenance work for the duration of the work. No additional compensation shall be paid for transporting equipment to or from the job site i. Meeting 16 25A-19 The City may call for meetings to be held with the Contractor, including personnel routinely assigned to work in Santa Ana, on an as needed basis without incurring additional cost to the City III. STREET LIGHT SYSTEM MAINTENANCE a. Scope Of Work Contractor shall furnish all tools, equipment, apparatus, facilities, labor, services and materials, and perform all work necessary to maintain street lighting facilities in a good and professional manner in accordance with the specifications contained herein. All said labor, services, materials, and equipment shall be furnished and said work performed and completed by the Contractor as an independent contractor, subiect to the inspection and approval of the City's Executive Director of Public Works Agency, or inspectors or their representatives b. Service Personnel The Contractor shall provide qualified service personnel to maintain and to service all series street lights and equipment described in Section 3. Work on the City's series street lighting circuits shall be supervised and performed by a lead street light technician with a minimum of five (5) years experience as a high voltage technician. The technician shall troubleshoot, diagnose and perform all electrical connections. The Contractor shall include series street lighting maintenance personnel's qualifications in the bid. During the term of the contract the City will notify the Contractor, in the City's sole opinion, if personnel proposed for any series high voltage maintenance are not qualified to work on these systems. Within thirty (30) days after the City makes the determination the Contractor shall hire qualified Sub-Contractor(s) specialized in series high voltage equipment troubleshooting and repair to handle both routine and extraordinary maintenance without any additional compensation from the City. c. List of Street Li~htin~ Systems For the purpose of this maintenance contract, the City of Santa Ana series street light inventory is as follows: Number of Lamps Description 369 2500 Lumen Incandescent 6 6000 Lumen Incandescent See Appendix "C" for Street Light Map d. Modifications to Svstem Contractor shall maintain additional or fewer street lights and appurtenant devices as they are installed or become a part of the maintenance requirements of the City, at the bid unit price. In the event that notification is made of a new installation at other than the beginning of a monthly period, the unit cost of routine maintenance will be prorated from the day the Contractor is notified 17 25A-20 e. Routine Maintenance (a) Monthly Inspection and Reporting (i) Contractor shall perform a monthly drive by inspection by the end of the first week of the month and do necessary repairs of all series street lights within 24 hours of the night drive. A map report to the Enterprise Management Section on the results of the inspection shall be submitted the following day. The inspection shall be conducted during night time hours. (ii) Contractor shall clean the cabinet and test all disconnect and by-pass switches for series lighting once every month and provide a report to the Enterprise Management Section on the results of the inspection. Contractor shall maintain a record log at each disconnect and bypass switch cabinet showing initials of service technician, date and time of service. (iii)Contractor shall perform a monthly drive by inspection of all City-owned multiple street lights and safety lights by the end of the first week of the month and provide a map report to the Enterprise Management Section on the results of the inspection the following day. The inspection shall be conducted during night time hours. (iv)Contractor shall submit monthly reports, in a format approved by Enterprise Management, and shall be submitted on a CD disk (in addition to hard copy). Format to be MS Windows Excel spreadsheet. Reports shall include dates of repairs and address of the repairs, types of repair made, and all materials and equipment used. Monthly reports shall be submitted by the 15t" day of the following month. Separate reports shall be provided for extraordinary maintenance. (b) Repair and Replacement Requests Contractor shall replace any and all burned out lamps and cut out disks within 24 hours of the request by the City (c) Lamp Replacement Contractor shall replace all lamps and cut out disks in all series street lights once per year. Within thirty (30) days of the award, the Contractor shall provide the City with a lamp replacement schedule. At least 25% of all lamps shall be relamped per quarter during the course of this contract. Contractor shall use only the following lamp types; 25001umen type 250066G; 6000 lumen type 6M66G. Contractor shall provide the City with a monthly report and map showing the number of lamps that have been replaced, the type of lamp, and the address for each lamp. The City has the right to inspect the Contractors records to verify any material costs used in lamp replacement Contractor shall have the option of replacing all lamps at the same time in a group re-Tamping each year. (d) Globe Replacement Contractor shall clean all globes at the time the lamps are replaced. At this time, all broken or deteriorated parts shall be replaced, by the contractor, or 18 25A-21 changed as necessary. Contractor shall use only the Santa Ana Acorn globe manufactured by J & J Roto-Plastics, 2308 S. Anne Street, Santa Ana, California 92704, phone (714) 557-1171, or approved equal. Submit to the City for approval (e) Emer ency Services Twenty-four hours per day, seven days per week, emergency service shall be provided by Contractor upon City's call with a response time of less than two hours under normal circumstances, to make immediate or temporary repairs to City owned series and multiple street light pole or service knock downs or damage caused by vehicle collision, acts of God, vandals, or as required because of a public safety hazard. The Contractor shall respond to emergency calls when directed by the City and dispatch high voltage technician and equipment. The Contractor shall so conduct his operations as to cause the least possible obstruction and inconvenience to public traffic. Contractor shall maintain and make available to the City, a local telephone number where Contractor can be contacted twenty-four hours per day. f. Extraordinary Maintenance (a) The failure or malfunction of street lights may be considered extraordinary maintenance. (b) Any upgrading, repair work, or any installation solicited by the City, shall be considered as extraordinary. Any extraordinary maintenance requests from the City shall be confirmed by the Contractor as to the time of and number of personnel dispatched. The Contractor shall contact the Enterprise Management Section regarding any extraordinary maintenance work found to be beyond requested repairs and seek prior approval before the work is scheduled. Contractor shall notify Public Works Agency (PWA) Dispatch Office at 647-3380 each day prior to crews being dispatched by Contractor (i) No underground work shall be performed prior to completion of Underground Service Alert (USA) markings. (ii) An electrical permit shall be obtained from the City's Planning & Building Department prior to any additions to the City's street light or other electrical system. (iii)All extraordinary work completed by Contractor shall be invoiced time and material as specified on Contractor's bid proposal (c) Contractor shall respond to requests by City for extraordinary work within 24 hours of the request. Work shall start in a timely manner. Contractor shall dispatch personnel, materials and equipment on a daily basis until work is completed unless conditions do not allow work to be performed. (d) City shall pay for such extra ordinary repairs required as follows: (i) Materials. The City shall pay to the Contractor for any materials used in extraordinary maintenance at Contractor's cost from the supplier 19 25A-22 plus the percentage specified in the Contractor's bid proposal. All materials and parts shall be new or have the approval of the Enterprise Management Section if otherwise. The City has the right to inspect the Contractor's records to verify any material costs used in extraordinary maintenance. The City may provide replacement poles and fixtures. (ii) Direct Labor: Contractor shall furnish a monthly report of hours spent in extraordinary maintenance of street light and appurtenances per address. City shall pay the Contractor for such hours of extraordinary maintenance performed at the job site address at the rates specified on the Contractor's bid proposal. Crews shall be dispatched so as to maximize work performed. Said hourly rates shall be the total cost to the City. Rates shall include all compensation for wages, profit, overhead, any fringe benefits such as employer payments to, or on behalf of worker for health and welfare, insurance, worker's compensation, pension, vacation, sick leave or any local, State, Federal or union tax or assessment. (iii)Eguipment. City shall pay Contractor for equipment used in extraordinary maintenance on a per day basis rate as specified in the Contractor's bid proposal. Equipment shall be dispatched so as to maximize work performed • The Contractor's listing of per day equipment rates shall constitute total rates to be paid by City when specified equipment is used. • As used herein per day shall mean the furnishing at the site of extraordinary maintenance work the equipment specified. The per day rate shall be independent of the length of time the equipment is in the City. • No additional compensation shall be paid for transporting the equipment to or from the job site (e) The Contractor shall submit weekly reports, when repairs are in progress, in a format approved by Enterprise Management, and shall be submitted on a 3.5" disk (in addition to hard copy). Format to be MS Windows Excel spreadsheet. Weekly reports shall include arrival and departure times, dates and addresses of the repairs, service personnel dispatched, types of repairs made, and all materials and equipment used for each day worked. Weekly reports shall be submitted by Monday the following week. (f) The Contractor shall provide to the Enterprise Management Section As-Built Mans of all work performed on a form approved by the City. As Builts shall indicate the address and description of all repairs made including installation of pull boxes, splices and connections, etc. As Builts shall be submitted following each day's work performed. IV. SUMMARY REPORTS Contractor shall furnish the following reports but not limited to: 20 25A-23 A. Traffic Signal System Routine and Extraordinary Maintenance Monthly Report This report shall state the location in alphabetic order (north-south street first and then east- west street), date of the work (including the day of the week) performed in chronological order, arrival and departure time, and detailed description of work performed. B. Street Light System Monthly Reports Monthly reports shall include the following reports: a. Monthly re-lamp report with maps b. Monthly map report of night drives of series lighting c. Monthly map report of night drives of multiple and safety lights d. Monthly routine maintenance report of repairs with As-built maps for series street lighting. e. Monthly extraordinary maintenance report of repairs with As-built maps for series street lighting. C. Semi-annual Report of Series Street Li hting and Safety Li hting a. Twice a year provide a report indicating total number of series street lights by address, highlighting any changes or additions to the system. b. Twice a year provide a report indicating total number, and lamp size of safety lights by intersection and corner, and street, highlighting any changes or additions to the system. Show service point location on street and address. V. STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS All work on traffic signal system and safety lights on traffic signal shall conform to the City's current standard plans and specifications. See Appendix D for the current standard specifications for Signing, Striping and Traffic Signal 21 25A-24 EXHIBIT B FEE PROPOSAL AND CONTRACT AGREEMENT 22 25A-25 Addendum No. 1 July 9, 2009 FEE PROPOSAL AND CONTRACT AGREEMENT Fee Proposal The undersigned declares that helshe has carefully examined the location of the proposed work, that he/she has examined the Plans and Specifications and read the accompanying instruction to BIDDERS, and hereby proposes to fiErnish all material and do a!I the work required to complete the said work in accordance with said plans (if any}, specifications and special provisions, for the unit price(s) or lump sums} set forth in the following schedule: I. Routine Maintenance A. Monthly Service Item # Bid Item Unit uanti Unit Price Sub-Total monthl. monthl I. Traffic Signal EA 284 $ rrJ~ tq 3 $~ ~2i~y_, (2- 2 Pre-timed Flashing $ 3~ Beacon EA 5 $ t ~ ~ 3 Activated Flashing $ ~ ~ $ ~~ ~ Crosswalk/Beacons EA 7 4. 2500 Lumen Lamp EA 369 $ 3 ,~~ $ l3~ ~~ S 5. 6000 Lumen Lamp EA 6 $~ ~D $ a~t.}~ B. Quarterly Service Item # Bid Item 6. Closed Circuit Television System C. Alternate Routine Item # Bid Item la. Traffic Signal 2a Pre-timed Flashing Beacon 3a. Activated Flashing Crosswalk/Beacons Unit uanti Unit Price uarterl EA S2 $~, Maintenance - Bi-Monthly Unit uantit EA 284 EA 5 EA 7 Service Unit Price (Bi-monthly) $ ~~ $ 3'[ $ ~~ Sub-Total uarterl $ 3380 Sub-Total Bi-monthly) $ 1S5 $ t ASS' Page 1 of 16 25A-26 - sr/ = ~"ransP~x~ 1~ o~ sysfiQ acs Ele ct~r~c tca-'1 i5f = Traci,-~a-h ~,~ sy ~~. rhS Te.~h ri ~ct~ln Addendum No. I July 9, 2009 II. Extraordinary Maintenance A. Material: Contractor's cost far the supply plus (+) IS %. B. Labor: Contractor's rates (including all fringe benefits, markup, over heads, etc.) for all job classifications involved in extraordinary maintenance. Item # Title Straight Time Overtime a~GUbl~ 7. Superintendent ~~ $ (~ /hr. $ I 1 I /hr. ~ 1'-1Ct 8. Engineering Technician TSE $~_/hr. $ 11 ~ /hr. ``~ i`~~ 9. Laboratory Technician '~'~ $ ~ Q /hr. $ ~ (~ /hr. ~ ~ `~~ 10. Maintenance Technician -Lead TSC-, $ ~ ~ /hr. $ (l l /hr. ~ ~ ~ G 11. Maintenance Technician ~ j $ ~ R /hr. $ ~ L-{ Jhr. ~ ~ 3~ 12. Utility Technician -Lead TSE~ $ ~~ /hr. $ i I t /hr. ~ ~~'~ 13. Utility Technician TST $~/hr. $ ~ ~ /hr. $131-{- 14. Lead High Voltage St. Light Tech. TSC $ ~9 /hr. $ 1 (~ /hr. ~ 11-} cf 15. Street Light Technician TAT $~/hr. $~_/hr. ~j 3~-f I b. Service Laborer - l.(7~1~C}~ r' $~P (_p /hr. $ gq /hr. ~ ~2q C. Labor and Material: Item # Bid Item Unit Unit Price 17. Install 6' diameter circular loop (1 - ~ loops) EA $ 3QQ , Q(~ 18. Install 6' diameter circular loop (6 -10 loops) EA $_ g , l4. Install 6' diameter circular loop (1 I - 20 loops) EA $~© 20. Install 6' diameter circular loop (over 20 loops) EA $ r~(pa. 21. Install City furnished NEMA Conflict Monitor EA $~~O , ~ 22. Install City furnished P44 Cabinet EA $ ~ ~/~~ + QQ 23. Install City furnished type 332 Cabinet EA $ 1200 , pD 24. Adjust PPB Assembly height EA $ Zn~J f ~ D 25. Install/Replace complete PPB Assembly EA $ ~~ ~ Page 2 of 16 25A-27 Addendum No. 1 July 9, 2009 26. Replace PPB with ADA PPB EA $ ~D~ ~ ~~ 27. Replace Ped Head & Countdown Module EA $ ~~ ' QQ 28. Replace Ped Module w/Countdown Module EA $~{5 " ~ 29. Install/Replace IISNS w/ Reflectorized Street Name EA $ (D~(3 . (~{~ Sign 30. Conduct Signal Cabinet Operational Test EA $~ 31. Conduct Night Survey upon request EA $ 4 • Ck7 32. Paint Traffic Signal Cabinet EA $ 33d •Cx~ 33. Paint Vehicle Head EA $ (a l • OCR 34. Paint Pedestrian Head EA $ ~ O ~ Op 35. .Paint single-globe theme street light pole EA $ a.~o . ~ 36. Paint double-globe theme street light pole EA $ ~."1t}. 37. Paint 30 ft. steel street light pole EA $ 3(oc7. OQ III. Equipment Item # Type of Equipment Cost 38. Pick-up Truck $ ~__/job trip 39. Service Truck $ ~~ /job trip 40. Service Ladder/Truck $ N ~ A /job trip 41. Boom Ladder/Truck $ ~ J' /job trip 42. 50' Height Boom Truck $ ~ ~ /job trip 43. Crane Truck $-3~_/job trip 44. Water Truck $ N' ~ /job trip 45. Dump Truck $ ~ rJC7 /job trip 46. Big Concrete Saw $_,~/a /job trip 47. Complete Paint Rig $_ GHQ /job trip 48. Jack Hammer/Compressor $ ~ Q ~j /job trip 49. Trencher and Backhoe $ GJQ (~ /job trip Page 3 of lb 25A-28 50. Vacuum Truck Addendum No. I July 9, 2009 $ (~ /job trip IV. Cellular Phone /Radio Equipment The Contractor shall provide four (4) cellular phone for City staffs use during this contract (two for traffic signal maintenance and two for street light maintenance) to facilitate communication with the Contractor at the Contractor's cost. V. Bid Scenario -Street Light For comparison purposes please bid the repair scenario utilizing the previous bid prices. The City of Santa Ana has experienced a street lighting outage in a neighborhood with series high voltage street lighting. The outage encompasses several streets in the neighborhood affecting 24 cast iron double king street lights. with 2500 lumen lamps. A night drive was required to identify the scope of the outage. The lighting repairs required three (3} working days to complete the repairs. After completion of USA markings, the following personnel, equipment and materials were dispatched to repair the lighting. 1. Two service personnel: Lead High Voltage Street Light Technician and a Service Laborer for three days. cost: 3 , ~.I-{ t~ 2. Night Drive: Cost: QS 3. Equipment: Service truck with a compressor for three days. cost: t-{-c~.3 4. Materials Used: 3001f. of # 8 neoprene high voltage wiring 2 ea. #5 pull boxes, 3 ea. #3 pull boxes 19 ea, compression fittings 15 ea. bags of rock 6 ea. 250066G, 2500 lumen lamps 6 ea. Cut out disks Supplier Cost: (~ • ~ g _ Markup: ~ -? t 3 ~ Total Material Cost:Jr4c~ ~ (~ Total Cost (item 1-4): S. 1--} , ~ Cj5 ~ E i~-- Page4of16 25A-29 Addendum No. 1 July 9, 2009 TRAFFIC SIGNAL SYSTEM AND STREET LIGHT SYSTEM Firm MAINTENANCE. BIDDER C-Xo~,c~l tie ~`ra~c :~ ~ neer~ t~ M~ ~ Y\ ~I~tOlltGe. Address Phone(s) (--~I~-}~a(~fo-c.___r~(c~nn-l~3 ~Gt1~~ Bidder Signature Page 5 of 16 25A-30