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AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO A SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH PHOENIX NATIONAL LABORATORIES, INC., FOR STREETLIGHT INSPECTION AND ASSESSMENT SERVICES
Staff Contact: Jack Friedline, Director, Public Works
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Purpose and Recommended Action
This is a request for City Council to authorize the City Manager to enter into a Services Agreement with Phoenix National Laboratories, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $99,966 to provide inspection and assessment services for 7,110 streetlight poles.
Background
The purpose of the Streetlight Pole Inspections and Assessment project is to evaluate the corrosive degradation and to estimate the remainder of pole life below grade to determine the necessity for and timing of pole replacement. Information gathered during the inspection is recorded and incorporated into an assessment report. The assessment report summarizes the number of poles that failed the testing requiring immediate replacement, poles showing degradation below the soil line, and poles found to be in good condition.
It is the intent of the city's Streetlight Program to have the entirety of the streetlight poles inspected to formalize a replacement program. Between 2014 and 2016 there were 8,035 streetlight poles inspected and 390 poles identified as failing requiring immediate replacement. This Agreement will ensure that approximately two thirds of the streetlight poles within the city have been assessed. Staff anticipates bringing forward an amendment to this Agreement to complete inspection of the remaining poles in late 2017, contingent on funding.
Phoenix National Laboratories, Inc. was direct selected in accordance with Arizona Revised Statues: Title 34, Chapter 2 Employment of Contractors, as qualified Engineering Consultants to provide the necessary services.
Analysis
The continued inspection and assessment of the streetlight poles will be beneficial in reducing the number of poles that fall down during heavy precipitation and wind events which in tur...
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