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Sign vendor recommends 4x8 LED display; council asks about warranty and placement
Summary
Joe Palma of KC Signs advised the borough to purchase a 4'x8' single-sided high-resolution LED sign (quoted near $29,000), explained scheduling/dimming and staff training, and warned that borough installation of the pole could affect the vendor warranty; he offered to clean up and re-send the quote.
Joe Palma, representing KC Signs, presented options for a new municipal sign and recommended Option 1: a 4-by-8-foot single-sided LED display with a higher-resolution panel. He cited an estimated price in the range of about $29,000 for the streamlined option and said he would remove alternate options from the quote and return a cleaned version to borough staff.
Palma explained installation choices and their consequences: if the borough’s DPW installs the pole to save money, the vendor warranty on the pole installation would not apply, though the five-year warranty on the LED display itself would remain. “The only thing is you lose your warranty by you guys installing the pole,” Palma said. He offered to research repair pricing in the event of later damage.
He described software and training: two weeks before installation, designated borough users would take an online training with the vendor’s IT technician to learn how to schedule slides, search templates and request custom slides; the system supports scheduled brightness changes (for example, 100% during daytime, 50% in evening, and off overnight). Palma also described a nonpermanent faux base option (24 inches high by 100 inches wide, 24 inches deep) and cautioned that a permanent decorative base would be limiting if changed later.
Council members asked about sign placement (not finalized) and whether the borough’s DPW could install the pole to save costs. Palma said prices are the same for alternate locations but that warranty and future repair costs would differ by installation approach; he agreed to provide a cleaned quote to Rob for follow-up.
What’s next: Vendor will deliver an updated quote to borough staff for review; council will decide placement and whether to use borough labor for installation.
