HomeMy WebLinkAboutChicago, Central & Pacific Railroad Company-11/25/2013CITY OF WATERLOO
Council Communication
City Council Meeting: November 25, 2013
Prepared: November 19, 2013
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# of Attachments: 1 (3 copies)
SUBJECT: Rail Road Agreement With Chicago Central &
Pacific Railroad
Submitted by: Sandie Greco, Traffic Operations Superintendent
Recommended City Council Action: Resolution Approving the Agreement.
Summary Statement This agreement is for the design and connection (on railroad part) of
interconnection between City's traffic signal controller and Chicago Central & Pacific
Railroad Company's preemption and detection system.
Expenditure Required None.
Source of Funds
Policy Issue
Alternative
Background Information: The preemption system is needed for safety reasons so that
our signal system can safely clear the railroad tracks before the train's arrival.
AGREEMENT FOR
INTERCONNECT AND PREEMPTION OF HIGHWAY TRAFFIC
CONTROL SIGNALS WITH AUTOMATIC CROSSING SIGNALS
THIS AGREEMENT,: made and entered into by and between the CITY OF
- WATERLOO, IOWA- hereinafter referred to as the CITY, and the CHICAGO,
, . CENTRAL & PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, hereinafter referred to as the
RAILROAD,
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, in the interests of public safety,. the CITY proposes to install
. - highway traffic control signals at the intersection of US Rte 63 (Logan Avenue)
307944T and Ester Street (shown on Exhibit A attached .hereto and made a part
-- hereof) adjacent to,, or in 'the vicinity of, the tracks of the RAILROAD, and the
• CITY, desires to coordinate the operation of these signals with. the existing
_ system. of automatic crossing signals at the intersection of the RAILROAD's
--.. tracks : and . said.: roads so 'as to provide for preemption of the highway traffic
signals whenever the crossing signals are activated;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual
covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
SECTION 1. The Iowa Department of Transportation, hereinafter referred to as
the DOT, has indicated that the proposed automatic signals for highway traffic at
the referenced at -grade crossing of the RAILROAD's tracks and US Rte 63
(Logan Avenue) may be designed and manufactured to accommodate
interconnection with, and preemption of, the highway signals to be located at the
adjacent intersection of US Rte 63 (Logan Avenue) and Ester Street. The CITY
may pursue reimbursement from DOT for any and all costs and expenses
assumed by the CITY in this Agreement.
SECTION 2. The detailed plans (including surveys and other engineering
services) and specifications for the CITY's portion of the work to coordinate the
operating mechanisms of the two types of signals shall be prepared by or on
behalf of the CITY at its own expense. These detailed plans and specifications
shall include and show the proposed locations of the cables between the
highway traffic signal controller and the RAILROAD's crossing signal instrument
case, the number and location of all signs and/or signal heads that would in any
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way govern traffic approaching or clearing the highway/railway intersection, the
proposed normal sequence of operations and timing of the highway traffic
signals, and the proposed railroad preemption sequence(s) and clearance
intervals of the highway traffic signals.
.SECTION 3. The CITY's plans shall. be prepared by or under the
. supervision of, and sealed by, a duly qualified traffic • engineer certifying that
, same 'conform' with all currently applicable requirements- and/or minimum
• recommended practices for: such installations including, but not limited to, the
FHWA's Manual on.-UniformiTraffic Control. Devices (MUTCD) and Traffic Control
Devices Handbook (TCDH), the Association of American Railroad's Signal
•Manual, Section 3, Highway :Grade Crossing Warning. Systems and the Institute .
of Traffic Engineers' Recommended Practice for. Preemption of Traffic Signals at
or -Near Active Warning Railroad Grade Crossings, .and National Electric Safety
Code.
SECTION- 4:- The 'CITY shall design their portion of the . coordination
=circuitry* on- a";closed circuit" principle so that the RAILROAD's signal controller
will open the circuit when ;the crossing signals are activated. The Railroad
warning system is. designed:to provide not less than 20 seconds of waming time
prior -to the arrival -of a train at the at -grade crossing. For design purposes, the
CITY -should assume the crossing signal system will provide 20 seconds of
advance warning time (the minimum design interval between the commencement
of activation of the crossing signals and the arrival of a train at the crossing). IF
THE PROPOSED RAILROAD PREEMPTION SEQUENCE(S) AND
CLEARANCE INTERVALS .OF THE HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SIGNALS FOR ANY
TRAFFIC PHASE SCENARIO WILL REQUIRE MORE THAN 20 SECONDS
ADVANCE WARNING TIME TO CLEAR ALL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC OFF OF THE
CROSSING, IT SHALL BE THE CITY'S RESPONSIBILITY TO SPECIFICALLY
SO ADVISE THE RAILROAD. When appropriate, the traffic controller equipment
specified and the preemption sequence(s) must be able to account for the
possibility of a second train approaching the crossing AFTER the railroad
crossing signals deactivate following passage of the first train BUT PRIOR TO
when, the highway traffic signal controller exits to normal operations.
SECTION 5. Should it be necessary for the cable between the highway
traffic signal controllers and the RAILROAD's crossing signal instrument case, or
any wiring or detector loops for the highway traffic signals, to be installed on the
RAILROAD's property or under any tracks, the same shall be designed and
installed in accordance with the RAILROAD's customary requirements, which
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shall be provided by the Railroad to the City, as to method of installation and
depth of cover, and shall be located so as to not conflict with any already existing
or planned facilities upon the RAILROAD's property.
SECTION 6. The .CITY shall submit two (2) copies of its sealed plans and
specifications to the RAILROAD along with an electronic PDF copy, together with
a step-by=step narrative, in laymen's terms, explaining the relative. timing and
sequence of highway signal operations that will occur upon the approach of a
---train. To the extent itis able, RAILROAD will endeavor to conduct a cursory
review of the CITY's plans and specifications to satisfy itself there are no obvious
errors or omissions that it' can discern, however, it is expressly agreed and
understood between the.parties hereto that RAILROAD does not purport to have
expertise. in matters of highway traffic control and . any such review of the CITY's
Plans and specifications by:the RAILROAD shall not be construed as approval
nor,: endorsement thereof,. and. the RAILROAD _assumes no responsibility or
:liability whatsoever as to the completeness, accuracy or appropriateness thereof..
SECTION -7. The detailed plans (including surveys and other engineering
services), .specifications .and estimates of cost for the RAILROAD's portion of the-
Work
hework to -coordinate -the operating mechanisms of the two types of signals, shall be
prepared by the RAILROAD, at the expense of the CITY. These detailed plans,
specifications and estimates shall be submitted to the CITY for review and
preliminary approval by an authorized representative.
SECTION 8. The CITY shall arrange to submit copies of the plans and
specifications prepared by the CITY and the RAILROAD to the State Agency so
designated by statute, or if none is so designated by statute, then to the State
DOT, for their review and approval. Once approved, no functional changes shall
be made by either party to any plan or specification affecting the crossing signal
system, the track approach leg or legs of the highway traffic signal system or the
railroad preemption timing or sequence of operations, without advising the other
party in writing and obtaining the expressed written consent of the aforesaid
approving State Agency.
SECTION 9. The RAILROAD, without compensation other than the
performance of this Agreement by the CITY, hereby grants permission to the
CITY to enter upon and occupy the RAILROAD's property in the vicinity of the
aforesaid highway/railway'crossing for purposes of installing and maintaining the
CITY's portion of the facilities covered by this Agreement. All such work on the
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RAILROAD.'s property shall be governed by the "SPECIAL PROVISIONS" which
are attached hereto and made a part hereof.
SECTION :10. The CITY, at its expense, shall furnish, or cause to be
furnished, all of the equipment, materials and labor for the complete assemblage
and -installation of the highway traffic signals and its portion of the system to
coordinate the. operation of these signals with the crossing signals, including the
cables between the . highway traffic signal controller and the RAILROAD's
crossing signal instrument case.
SECTION 11. ,AII' :equipment, materials and labor for the complete
assemblage and installation' of the portion of thehighway signaVcrossing signal
coordination system within the crossing signal instrument case,. and: any required
modifications; .if any, to the crossing signal circuitry as may be occasioned by the
--same, shall be furnished by the RAILROAD:at the expense of the CITY:
SECTION 12. The RAILROAD shall- notify the CITY when the
RAILROAD's portion of the installation Will be ready for final testing, and the
highway signaVcrossing signal coordination system shall be placed in service
immediately after the testing is completed and the system is determined by the
CITY to be properly functioning.
SECTION 13. The Railroad may submit to the CITY detailed billing of
actual, expenses plus applicable overheads and surcharges. After the CITY's
representatives have reviewed the billing and agreed with the RAILROAD's
representatives that the expenses are proper, insofar as they are able to
ascertain, the CITY shall promptly reimburse the RAILROAD. The estimated
total cost of the, work to be performed by the RAILROAD at the expense of the
CITY is $ N/A
SECTION 14. After the portion of the highway signaVcrossing signal
coordination system in the crossing signal instrument case has been installed
and is ready for operation, except as may be otherwise provided by law, the
same shall be operated and maintained by the RAILROAD at its expense. At no
cost to the RAILROAD, the CITY shall operate and maintain, or provide for the
operation and maintenance of the highway traffic signal system and its portion of
the highway signaVcrossing signal coordination system including the cable
between the highway traffic signal controller and the RAILROAD's crossing signal
instrument case. If the CITY enters into an agreement with another party to
provide for the maintenance and/or operation of the highway traffic signals and
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its portion of the coordination systems, the CITY shall. promptly furnish the
RAILROAD a copy of any such maintenance agreement.
SECTION. 15. .The: highway traffic signals and the cable between the
highway.traffc signal controller .and the RAILROAD's crossing. signal instrument
case shall. be- owned and maintained by the CITY. The Railroad assumes no
responsibility Whatsoever as to the proper and continuous operation of neither
said. highway traffic signal system nor the highway. signaVcrossing • signal
coordination :system. The Railroad assumes no responsibility or liability
whatsoever for the CITY'S employees and/or contractors during the installation
of, or their maintenance of, the coordination system. The AGENCY shall
.reimburse the RAILROAD for. any and all costs incurred by .the RAILROAD •
.(including but not: Jirnited to train delay, labor, material, flagging and outside
costs) due to the failure br inoperability of the AGENCY owned.portion of. the
highwaTtraffi.c,system. (including but not limited to signals, controller or cable).
SECTION -16. This:. agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto.
and their successors and assigns.
•- - - - - IN WITNESS ;WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement
to be executed in duplicate counterparts, each of which shall be considered an
- - original, by theirduly authorized officers on the dates indicated below.
Executed by the CITY this 2.5 day of 6 , 2013.
CITY OF '+ TERLOO
By:
Title: nr\am
Executed by the RAILROAD this day of , 2013.
CHICAGO, CENTRAL & PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
By:
Regional Chief Engineer
Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad Company
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EXHIBIT.A
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SPECIAL PR
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VISIONS
*RELATIVE TO FLAGGING AND OTHER PROTECTION OF RAILROAD COMPANY TRAFFIC
AND FACILITIES DURING CONSTRUCTION ADJACENT AND ABOVE, ON OR ACROSS;
THE PROPERTY Of,. OR ON, ABOVE AND BENEATH THE TRACKS OF.THE
_ . - CHICAGO, CENTRAL & PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
The Grantee, Licensee, Permittee and/or its Contractor shall, before .entering upon the . • .
property of Railroad Company .for performance of any work, secure a fully executed right of
entry license -from Railroad Company's Engineering Manager ortheir authorized representative
for. the occupancy and use of: Railroad Company's property. Grantee, Licensee, Permittee
and/or its Contractor and/or subcontractor(s) shall confer with Railroad Company relative to
requirements for railroad clearances, :operation and. general safety regulations.
• Prior to any entry onto Railroad Company's property, employees and/or subcontractors
.of Grantee, Licensee, . Permittee and/or its Contractor doing work shall determine by the.:.
guidelines_ hereinafter provided and bythe work tobe-performed the level of safety training to be
required. -
. - , : .All employees and/or subcontractors of Grantee, Licensee, Permittee and/or its-
: Contractor. not.hired by. Railroad Company that. will .work. on CN property are required to have
minimum www:contractororientation.com.
• a. EXCEPTION: Railroad; Company has exempted those it classes as "Delivery ..
' .Persons" frorra-this training. This will include contractors such as UPS, FedEx,:...
•=tricking companies, etc. who merely access the property to supply materials or
equipment.
- All employees and/or subcontractors of Grantee, Licensee, Permittee and/or its
Contractor hired by Railroad Company which will work on Railroad Company property are
required to have minimum CN Safety and Security Awareness training, in addition to undergoing
a background check. This training . and background check must be obtained through the
eRailSafe.com website. If not done before, the contractor must contact CN Special Agent
James Conroy at 708-332-5947• or James.Conroy@cn.ca to be issued a vendor number prior to
accessing the noted website. - Minimum information required of the Grantee, Licensee,
Permittee and/or its Contractor and/or subcontractor(s) when contacting either Special Agent
James Conroy or e-RailSafe is Name, Address, Telephone, Contact Person for State Projects,
DOT Contract Number, and the AAR/DOT Number. This training is good for a period of two
years.
a. EXCEPTION: Railroad Company has exempted those employees of contractors
providing paving services at a road crossing under construction or repair from
this requirement.
b. EXCEPTION: Railroad Company has exempted those it classifies as "Delivery
Persons" from this training. This will include contractors such as UPS, FedEx,
trucking companies, etc. who merely access the property to supply materials or
equipment.
All employees and/or subcontractors of Grantee, Licensee, Permittee and/or its
Contractor hired by Railroad Company, whose duties include and who are engaged in the
inspection, construction, maintenance, or repair of railroad track, bridges, roadway, signal and
communication systems, roadway facilities, or roadway machinery that will work foul of or have
the potential to foul a live track are considered Roadway Workers under FRA regulations and
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CN. Policy. They must complete the: On -Track Safety Training course approved by Railroad
Company and provided by R.R. Safety - AMR, P.O. Box 75, Lomira, WI 53048, telephone (920)
517-1677, email rrsafetytrainincayahoo.com. This training must be repeated at least once
each calendar year.
a. EXCEPTION: Railroad: Company has exempted those employees of contractors
providing •paving services at aroad ,crossing under construction or repair from
this requirement.
b. EXCEPTION: .Railroad: Company has. exempted those it classifies as "Delivery
Persons" from this training. This will include contractors such as UPS, FedEx,
--trucking companies, etc. who merely access the property to supply materials -or.
equipment. * • . . - • . ' '
c.All the employees. and/or subcontractors of Grantee, Licensee, Permittee and/or .
its Contractor who willoperate on -track machinery or those who .will provide
protection for *Other employees' and/or subcontractors of Grantee, Licensee,
- Permittee and/or its Contractor must also be trained on CN US Operating Rules
pertaining to their duties. They must take and pass the required examination.
This training is good for a period of two -years.
-d. "Potential to -foul, a live;track" is considered, at a minimum, to be working within -
- twenty-five feet of the track; or as otherwise to be determined by CN Design &
Construction Department.
The employees, subcontractors, and/oragents of the Grantee, Licensee, Permittee
= and/or its Contractor shall qualify -for: and make available for inspection to Railroad Company's -
employees or other authorized personnel at all times while on Railroad Company property, a
photo identification issued by www.e-railsafe.com, along with at least one other government-
- issued form of identification. • Grantee, Licensee, Permittee and/or its Contractor and/or
subcontractor(s) shall bear all costs of compliance with the requirements of this Section.
Railroad Company reserves the right -to bar any of employees or agents of Grantee, Licensee,
Permittee and/or its Contractor and/or' subcontractor(s) from Railroad Company's property at
any time for any reason.
Grantee, Licensee, Permittee .and/or its Contractor and/or any contractor engaged on
their -behalf, shall at all times conduct work in a manner satisfactory to the Engineering Manager
of Railroad Company, or their authorized representative, and shall exercise care so as to not
damage the property of Railroad Company, or that belonging to any other grantees, licensees,
permittees or tenants of Railroad Company, or to interfere with railroad operations.
Engineering Manager of Railroad Company, or their authorized representative, will at all
times have jurisdiction over the safety of railroad operations., The decision of the Engineering
Manager or their authorized representative as to procedures which may affect the safety of
railroad operations shall be final, and Grantee, Licensee, Permittee and/or its Contractor and/or
subcontractor(s) shall be govemed by such decision.
All work shall be conducted in such a manner as will assure the safety of Railroad
Company. Railroad Company's authorized representative shall have the right, but not the duty,
to require certain procedures to be used or to supervise the work on Railroad Company's
property.
Should any damage occur to Railroad Company property as a result of the authorized or
unauthorized operations of Grantee, Licensee, Permittee and/or its Contractor and/or
subcontractor(s) and Railroad Company deems it necessary to repair such damage or perform
any work for the protection of its property or operations, the Grantee, Licensee, Permittee
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and/or its Contractor, as the case may be, shall promptly reimburse Railroad Company for the
actual cost of such repairs or work. For the purpose of these Special Provisions, actual cost
shall be deemed to Include the direct cost of any labor, materials, equipment, or contract
expense plus Railroad Company's current standard additives in .each instance.
If the work requires the construction of a temporary grade crossing across the track(s) of
Railroad Company, Grantee, Licensee, Permittee and/or its Contractor and/or subcontractor(s)
shall make the necessary arrangements and execute Railroad Company's temporary grade
crossing agreement for the construction, protection; maintenance, and later removal of such
temporary grade crossing. The cost of such temporary grade crossing construction and later
removal shall be prepaid to Railroad Company. Additional costs for repairs, maintenance or
protection will be paid within thirty (30) days upon receipt of bill(s) therefor..
Grantee, Licensee, Permittee and/or its Contractor and/or Subcontractor(s) shall at no
time • cross Railroad Company's property or tracks with vehicles .or equipment of any kind or
character, _except at such temporary grade crossing as may be constructed as outlinedherein,
orat any existing and open public grade crossing: 'Operation over such crossing shall be at the
direction 'and, method of Railroad Company's Engineering. Tanager or their. authorized
representative. •
Railroad• Company-_ may, • at• Grantee's, Licensee's, Permittee's and/or its Contractor's
and/or their. contractor's sole cost, risk and expense,. furnish whatever protective services it
.'considers 'necessary, , including, but; not limited to, flagger(s), inspector(s), and stand-by
personnel. Flagging protection, inspection services, or standby personnel required by Railroad
Company for the safety of railroad .operations because of work being conducted by Grantee,
•- Licensee,- Permittee and/or its Contractor, or in connection therewith, will be provided by
Railroad Company and the cost of Grantee, Licensee, Permittee and/or its Contractor and shall
be, prepaid to Railroad Company by Grantee, Licensee, Permittee and/or its Contractor.
Flagging protection,, inspection services, or standby personnel, necessary or provided in excess
of prepayment amounts will be billed at the proper rates and will be promptly paid by overnight
delivery.
In the event Railroad Company is unable to fumish protective services at the desired
time or on the desired date(s), or if Grantee's, Licensee's, Permittee's and/or its Contractor's
prepayment for such services is exhausted and not replenished by Grantee, Licensee,
Permittee and/or its Contractor, Grantee, Licensee, Permittee and/or its Contractor and/or
subcontractor(s) shall not perform any work on Railroad Company's property until such time and
date(s) that appropriate Railroad Company services can be made available and/or appropriate
prepayment is received. It is understood that Railroad Company shall not be liable for any delay
or increased costs incurred by Grantee, Licensee, Permittee and/or its Contractor and/or
subcontractor(s) owing to Railroad Company's inability or failure to have appropriate protective
services available at the time or on the date requested.
Grantee, Licensee, Permittee and/or its Contractor and/or subcontractor(s) shall request
and secure flagging protection by written notice to Railroad Company using CN's then -current
form for requesting flagging. This form must be submitted at least ten (10) working days in
advance of proposed performance of any work or access to Railroad Company's property.
Flagging protection will be required during any operation involving direct and potential
interference with Railroad Company's tracks or traffic. This may include but is not limited to
fouling of railroad operating clearances, reasonable proximity of accidental hazard to railroad
traffic, work within twenty-five (25) feet horizontally of the nearest centerline of any railroad
track, any work over any railroad track, or in any other condition that Railroad Company deems
protective services necessary, which may include work on or off Railroad Company's property
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more than twenty-five (25).feet.-from the nearest centerline of any railroad track, such as any
equipment extension (including. but not limited t� a crane boom) that will reach or has the
potential to reach within twenty-five (25) feet of any track.
Grantee, Licensee, Permittee and/or its Contractor and/or subcontractor(s).shall request,
prepay,' and secure Railroad Company signal facility locates by written ' notice to Railroad
Company along With submission of CN's "Request for Flagging Serv'i'ces" form at least ten (10)
working -days in. advance .of. proposed;performance of any work or access to Railroad Company
property. Notice to Railroad Company does not fulfill or satisfy any, other notification
requirements for utility locates for non -railroad facilities.
- , --Railroad Company. may. require that prior to digging, trenching, or boring activities on or
- near Railroad Company property,' or. beneath any railroad track,. an on-site meeting • be
conducted with Railroad Company's Signal Department representative. No digging, trenching
:or boringactivities shall be: conducted in .the proximity of any known buried Railroad Company.
- .signal cables -without Railroad Company's Signal Department representative being present.
• The rate of pay'for,Railroad Company employees will be the, prevailing hourly rate for not .
less.than eight .(8)- hours. for the .class of labor at regular rates. during regularly assigned work
- : hours,- an'd:at-overtime: rates -,outside. of regular hours and -in accordance with Labor Agreements
- or Schedules plus Railroad Company's current standard additives.in each instance.
• Wage rates- are subject to change; at any time, by law or agreement- between • Railroad
Company and -employees,- and inay be retroactive because of negotiations or a 'ruling by an
- -• authorized-Govemmental Agent. If the wage rates are changed, Grantee, Licensee, Permittee
and/or its -Contractor and/or subcontractors) shall pay on the basis of the new rates and/or
additives. •
No digging, trenching,. or boring on Railroad Company property shall be conducted
without Railroad Company's written :approval of the plans that were furnished to Railroad
Company's Engineering Manager at least thirty (30) in advance of the excavation.
The following temporary clearances are the minimum that must be maintained at
all times during any operation on or adjacent to Railroad Company property:
Vertical: 22'-0" (7.00 m) above top of highest rail within 12'-0" (3.81 m) of the
centerline of any track
Horizontal: 12'-0"'(3.81 m) from centerline of the nearest track, measured at
right angles thereto
If lesser clearances than the above are required for any part of the work,
Grantee, Licensee, Permittee and/or its Contractor and/or subcontractor(s) shall secure written
authorization from Railroad Company's Engineering Manager for such lesser clearances in
advance of the start of that portion of the work.
No materials, supplies, or equipment will be stored within twenty-five (25) feet from the
centerline of any railroad track, measured at right angles thereto.
Grantee, Licensee, Permittee and/or its Contractor and/or subcontractor(s) will be
required upon the completion of the work to remove from within the limits of Railroad Company's
property all machinery, equipment, surplus materials, false work, rubbish or temporary buildings,
and to leave said property in a condition satisfactory to the Engineering Manager of Railroad
Company or their authorized representative.
Nothing in these Special Provisions shall be construed to place any responsibility on
Railroad Company for the quality or, conduct of the work performed by Grantee, Licensee,
Permittee and/or its Contractor and/or subcontractor(s) hereunder. Any approval given or
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supervision exercised by Railroad Company hereunder, or failure of Railroad Company to object
to any work done, material used, or method of operation shall not be construed to relieve
Grantee, Licensee, Permittee and/or its Contractor and/or subcontractor(s) and/or
subcontractorof any obligations pursuant hereto or under the License these Special Provisions
are appended to.
Accepted:
Print Name:
Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad Company
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Finance Committee
Approval Date
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The Finance Committee of the City Council is hereby requested to authorize the following
purchase or expenditure submitted by the Traffic Operations Department to expend
$ 3,980.00 plus est. shipping costs of $ 100.00 to pay for or purchase
1 - Video detection processing board
This purchase or expenditure is being made because:
Part of the video detection system. Camera connects to this card to operate.
Vendor selected for this purchase: Brown Traffic Products
® Bids or written quotes were taken on this purchase, as follows:
Brown Traffic Products, Inc. Davenport, IA
Traffic Control Corporation Ankeny, IA
General Traffic Controls, Inc. Spencer, IA
$3,980.00
$5,500.00
$4,350.00
Bids or quotes were not taken on this purchase because:
Prior Committee Actions (Dates):
Please check the following box(es) as appropriate to describe the funding for this expense:
General Fund El Road Use Tax El Sewer n Sanitation
® Bonds Federal/other grants El Other (specify)
This expenditure is to be coded to the following budget line -item:
410-17-7161-2103,2125 411-17-7161-2125
(Fund - Department - Activity - Account Number)
(Project Code)
in which the budgeted amount is $ 16,400 & 90,000
and the current available balance is
Respectfully submitted,
(Signature Dept. Head or Designee)
$ 3,135 & 10,778.04
Date (Signature Finance Dept Review) Date
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