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Council approves multiple public‑service contracts and equipment purchases including DataTicket and pavement materials
Summary
Council approved city contracts and purchases for parking citation management (DataTicket), tactical 'quick build' ODOT grant application, tow‑behind trailers, and term contracts for pavement materials and aggregates.
Columbus City Council approved a group of public‑service procurement items the council said support mobility operations, tactical roadway safety pilots and street maintenance.
Key approvals included: - A one‑year, sole‑source professional services contract with DataTicket Inc. for citation processing and permit management, authorizing expenditure of up to $1,500,000 from the Mobility Enterprise Operating Fund and declaring an emergency. - Authorization for the director of public service to prepare and submit a pedestrian and bicycle special solicitation application to the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT); the department said the grant would fund a "quick build" toolkit for semi‑permanent safety infrastructure and the installation of several pilot projects annually if awarded. - A purchase order using ODOT contracts to acquire four tow‑behind utility trailers (Cronkite 30612) from Southeastern Equipment Co., authorizing $66,828 from the municipal motor vehicle tax fund as replacements for end‑of‑life trailers. - Establishment of universal term contracts and authorizations to purchase pavement materials and aggregates using State of Ohio and ODOT contracts; ordinance authorized up to $450,000 from the street construction, maintenance and repair fund and up to $650,000 from the municipal motor vehicle tax fund (total up to $1,100,000) and declared an emergency.
Department staff described the ODOT grant and quick‑build toolkit as enabling rapid pilot installations—temporary curbs, water barriers, paint and signage—to test roadway safety changes while permanent projects are designed and funded through the city's Bike+ and Vision Zero planning.
Outcome: Council adopted the ordinances by roll call votes. Council members praised efforts to modernize citation systems, speed tactical roadway safety fixes and maintain street infrastructure.
Why it matters: the DataTicket contract supports citation, permit and parking enforcement operations; the quick‑build toolkit aims to reduce roadway injury by enabling faster testing of lane and curb changes; pavement materials purchases and trailer replacements support routine maintenance of the city’s road network.
Ending: The city will move forward with the DataTicket contract, submit the ODOT grant application, order equipment under state contracts and execute term contracts for aggregates and pavement materials.
