Rowlett staff seeks authority to negotiate $4.0 million traffic-signal contract

Deputy City Manager Christophe Bauer told the Rowlett City Council at a March 31 work session that staff plans to negotiate a contract with Consolidated Traffic Controls Inc. through an HGAC cooperative purchasing agreement for traffic-control hardware, software and installation for a total price not to exceed $4,025,329. The item is on the council’s consent agenda for the April 1 meeting; staff is seeking authorization to complete negotiations and execute the contract if terms are agreeable.

Bauer said the project would replace end-of-life signal controllers and improve detection, remote operability and automated alerts. “We have no real-time operational data; when we hear about a problem, we go and try to fix it,” Bauer said, summarizing the current system’s limits and the problems the new package is intended to solve.

Staff said the bond program approved by voters included roughly $4.1 million to cover the initial purchases. The procurement description presented to council names 28 intersections for the initial purchase and a software licensing…