REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Reject All Bids Received for the Advanced Dilemma Zone Detection (PW20-01)
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Approval is requested to reject all bids received in response to Invitation for Bids PW20-01 for the Advanced Dilemma Zone Detection Project as all bids exceed the available budget.
EXISTING POLICY
Section 2.09.140(b) of the Municipal Code permits the City Council to reject bids or proposals received in response to formal competitive bid solicitations. This Code section also provides that if all bids are rejected, the City has the discretion to re-advertise.
Pursuant to Section 2.09.100(c) of the Municipal Code, a bidder alleging a mistake in a bid may be permitted to withdraw its bid in conformance with California state law, Public Contract Code 5103.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The action being considered does not constitute a "project" within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(a) as it has no potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
Capital Project 833900- Advanced Dilemma Zone Detection at Various Intersections, was created to modify traffic control signal timing to reduce the number of drivers that may have difficulty deciding whether to stop or proceed during a yellow phase. This change is anticipated to reduce rear-end crashes associated with unsafe stopping and angle crashes due to illegally continuing into the intersection during the red phase. Advanced dilemma-zone detection uses the speed, location, and length of vehicles to calculate the location of the dilemma zone relative to both vehicle speeds and their intersection approach. The system reactively adjusts the start time of the yellow phase to coincide with the point when the fewest possible vehicles are in their respective projected dilemma zone, reducing the risk...
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