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Jackson County approves $52,000 contract for portable temporary traffic signals
Summary
The Jackson County Board approved awarding a $52,000 contract to OMJC Signal for portable temporary traffic signals after confirming the purchase meets grant specifications; the county’s TSIP grant covers up to $50,000 and the $2,000 balance will be split among three counties.
Jackson County officials voted July 1 to award a $52,000 contract to OMJC Signal of Waterloo for portable temporary traffic signal trailers, funding most of the purchase with a Traffic Safety Improvement Program (TSIP) grant.
County staff said the joint application with Jones and Cedar counties for TSIP funding was successful and that the DOT had concurred with the purchase. "We're awarding it to OMJC signal for 52,000, and I should state that our TSIP award that we received for this is up to 50,000," said Jaden Shekel, a county staff member presenting the quotes.
The county solicited competitive quotes and received two bids: OMJC Signal, base bid $52,000, and JTI of Dixon, Illinois, base bid $55,950. Staff reported both bids met the county's specifications and that peer counties who use OMJC had given positive feedback. Because the TSIP award covers up to $50,000, the remaining $2,000 will be split evenly among the three participating counties — Jackson, Jones and Cedar — with Jackson County’s share estimated at about $666.
The board passed resolution number 1137-01-07-01-2025 to accept the low bid and proceed with the purchase; the motion carried unanimously. Board members discussed timing and deployment: staff said the signal trailer is expected to be available by late July and that the county plans a field day to demonstrate the trailer alongside recently purchased equipment.
County staff also noted TSIP is an annual grant with applications due Aug. 15; they said Jackson County plans to submit another application this year to request paved shoulders on a future overlay project with a documented crash history.
The purchase is tied to a multi-county agreement (referenced as a 2080 agreement in the meeting) and was reported as DOT-grant funded; staff said all partner counties and DOT provided concurrence before the board voted.
The board did not set additional conditions for the purchase. The signal trailer will be used for temporary work zones to reduce the need for flaggers and to improve worker and motorist safety during road maintenance work.
