By Mark Squibb/November 4, 2022
The City of Mount Pearl has locked in traffic control services for quite some time to come.
At a meeting last month, council, pending the bidder’s provision of the additional required $1,812 in security, agreed to award the contract for traffic control services to the lowest qualified bidder, Black & McDonald Limited, in the amount of $138,971 annually, HST included. The cost is within the current year’s operating budget and will be budgeted for in the coming years operating budgets.
That motion was moved by Deputy Mayor Nicole Kieley and seconded by councillor Jeff Locke.
In a follow up e-mail, City staff explained the amount payable on a year-to-year basis will vary slightly because, while there are several fixed-services outlined within the scope of work, there are some variable services that will be utilized on an as required basis depending on specific requirements that may be presented at any time.
Fixed services, as per the contract, include 24-hour, 7-day-a-week, 365-day per year guaranteed response for the repair of traffic signals or other roadway electrical malfunctions including a maximum 1-hour response to arrive on site for emergency calls, modifications and additions to existing roadway electrical installations, detector loop installations, including coordination with other construction contractors, crosswalk lighting maintenance, installation, repair and maintenance of uninterruptable power systems for traffic signals, and more.
The contract was awarded for a three-year period, with option to extend by one year.
