Agenda Item Wording:
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Contract for the Purchase of Street Name Signs - Authorize the City Manager to award an annual contract for the supply and delivery of street name signs to Safeway Sign Company at an amount not to exceed $65,000 annually, totaling $325,000 over the life of the contract, from the Gas Tax Fund (111), with an option to renew annually for up to four (4) additional one-year terms.
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Deadline for Action: 2/3/2025
Submitting Department: Public Works
Contact Name and Phone Number
Danny Galindo, Public Works Manager, danny.galindo@visalia.city , 713-4186
Nick Bartsch, Public Works Director, nick.bartsch@visalia.city , 713-4052
Department Recommendation:
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to award an annual contract to Safeway Sign Company for supply and delivery of traffic street name signs (SNS) in accordance with the specifications of Request for Bid (RFB) 23-24-22 in the amount of $65,000 annually, totaling $325,000 over the life of the contract. The bid amount came in at $51,407.30, and to account for the potential annual CPI increases allowable to the vendor per the contract specifications, staff is requesting the annual NTE amount be $65,000. This is a one-year contract, with an option to renew annually for up to four (4) additional one-year terms.
Background Discussion:
Due to the expiration of the prior contract for the supply and delivery of street name signs (SNS), Staff solicited bid proposals through Request for Bid (RFB) 23-24-22. Purchasing advertised the RFB on November 1st & 6th, 2024 in the Visalia Times Delta newspaper, on Bidnet, and sent letters to past companies the City has completed this type of work with. Bids were publicly opened on December 3, 2024, and received the following six-bids:
1. Fyre Marketing - 32,474.74
2. Safeway Sign Company - $51,407.30
3. Safety Network Traffic Signs - $51,537.50
4. Front Signs - $82,562.71
5. Blin...
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