THE CORPORATION OF THE
CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

TO BR. Kirk DATE: April 26, 1990
City Administrator

FROM: D.G. Riecken
Acting City Engineer

SUBJECT: Design of Traffic Signals Prairie Avenue at Oxford Street
(Public Works Committee Neeting April 26, 1990)

RECOMMENDATIONS:

1) That approximately $6,000 from the Developuent Cost Charge Road
Reserve fund be allocated for the purpose of designing traffic
signals for the intersection at Prairie Avenue and Oxford Street.

2) That R.P. Shaflik Engineering Ltd. be hired to carry out the design
work.

BACKGROUND AND COMMENTS:

When discussing the recommendations of the Public Works Committee report. of
April 18, 1990 at their regular meeting of April 23, 1990, Council referred
the matter back to the Committee to determine whether or not the suppliers of
the traffic signal controller would provide a design service for the signal
installation at no cost or at 4 lower cost than that submitted by Shaflik
Engineering -

The Traffic Technician has contacted three firms known to supply controllers,
namely Fortran Traffic Systems Ltd. , Novax Industries Corporation, and
Econolite Canada Incorporated. None of the above firms indicated that they
would be able to submit sealed engineering plans to the City for the signal
installation.

The Committee therefore reaffirmed its earlier recommendation that Shaflik
Engineering be hired to proceed with the design. The information to be
supplied by the City comprises primarily as built records of roadworks and
utilities, as well as desired signal timing, sequencing of phases, preferred
controller options, etc. Shafiik would then prepare the electrical and civil
design drawings, contract documents and specifications, and provide inspection
service, contract administration assistance, and as built drawings.

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