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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-10-29 Transportation Minutes City of Tukwila Transportation Committee TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE- Meeting Minutes October 29, 2013–5:15p.m. –Conference Room #1 PRESENT Councilmembers: Kate Kruller,Chair;Joe Duffie, Dennis Robertson Staff:Bob Giberson, Robin Tischmak,Gail Labanara,Frank Iriarte, Pat Brodin, Cyndy Knighton, David Sorensen, Stan Anderson, Laurel Humphrey CALL TO ORDER: Committee Chair Kruller called the meeting to orderat 5:16p.m. I.PRESENTATIONS No presentations. II.BUSINESS AGENDA A.2013 Street DepartmentPurchase: 271 LEOTEK LED Luminaires Staff is seeking Council approval to purchase 271 LED roadway lighting luminaries from Consolidated Electronics (CED)of Kent, Washington, in the amount of $217,190.63. Roadway LED lighting technology can reduce power consumption for lighting fixtures by nearly 50% and provide greater reliability and longer life. LED fixtures now cost only 20% higher than traditional lighting rd fixtures, and the City is continuing to convert to LED in stages. This purchase will be the 3phase of the conversion project. Funding for the purchase is available from maintenance and operations items in the2013 Street Fund as well as the 2013 Annual Traffic Signal Program. Fewer accidents resulting in damaged infrastructureis one reason whystreet maintenance and operations funds are UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO NOVEMBER 12 COMMITTEE now available. OF THE WHOLE. B.2013 Street Department Purchase: Intelligent Transportation SystemSignalControl Cabinets Staff is seeking Council approval to purchase two Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) traffic signal control cabinets from Western Systems of Everett, Washington, in the amount of $53,074.34. th These will be used to upgrade the intersections at Andover Park East and South 180and Andover Park East and Baker Boulevard, which use cabinets that areover 25 years old. Funding for this UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. purchase is available from the 2013 Traffic Control Devices balance. FORWARD TO NOVEMBER 12 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. C.2014 Overlay and Repair Program Staff is seeking Council approval to enter into a contract with KPG, Inc. in the amount of $119,876.81to provide design servicesfor the 2014 Overlay and Repair Program. KPG, Inc. was selected from an evaluation pool of five firms due to their experience with the City and with federal funding and inspection programs. The purpose of this project is to construct asphalt and concrete pavement overlays at various sections of roadway throughout the City, and the design contract includes 12 potential locations for 2014. A total of $150,000 is budgeted, including $50,000 UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO NOVEMBER 4 remaining from the 2013 Program. REGULAR CONSENTAGENDA. Transportation Committee MinutesOctober 29, 2013 –Page 2 D.Tukwila Transit Center/Andover Park West Widening & Water Main Replacement Projects Bid Rejection: Staff is seeking Council approval of a resolution to reject a bid from Gary Merlino Construction Company, Inc. as nonresponsive due to failure to include a required document. The Tukwila Transit Center, Andover Park West, and Andover Park West/Strander New Water Main projects were combined into a single bid package due to interdependence and overlapping boundaries. The Transit Center project contains grant funding from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), which requires a “Buy America Certificate” for all steel, iron, and manufactured products. Gary Merlino, while the low bidder, failed to include this required certificate,which could jeopardize the $1.4 millionFTA funding. Bid documents clearly stated that failure to include this certificate would be grounds for rejection. The City Attorney also recommends rejection of this bid. Bid Award: Staff is seeking Council approval to award the construction contract to Road Construction Northwest, Inc. in the amount of $6,037,509.75 for the three projects. This firm presented the second lowest bid and did include the required “Buy America Certificate.” The Transportation Improvement Board and King County have reviewed the bid tabulations and given Tukwila authorization to proceed with a bid award to this firm.It is possible that Gary Merlino Construction Company, Inc. could file a protest of this decision, so the Committee requested City UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. Attorney presence at the Committee of the Whole discussion. FORWARD TO NOVEMBER 12 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. III.SOUTH COUNTY AREA TRANSPORTATION BOARD (SCATBD) Meeting No discussion was held. IV.MISCELLANEOUS Committee members agreed to cancel the November 13, 2013 Transportation Committeemeeting due to their attendance at the National League of Cities Congress. thth Street is open(S 178St Realignment). Bob Giberson announced that the new South 184 Committee Chair Kruller provided an overview of highlights from the Washington Highway Users Federation Interim Transportation Briefing she attended on October 28. Meeting adjourned at 6:07p.m. Next meeting: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 Committee Chair Approval Minutes by LH,Reviewed by GL.