It is recommended that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execution of Amendment No. 1 for City Secretary Contract No. 48019 between the City of Fort Worth and Data Transfer Solutions, LLC, for additional data collection in an amount up to $75,000.00 and extend the duration of the contract for a period of one year for a revised contract amount not to exceed $1,688,840.00.

The Amendment will provide additional data collection related to Park Streets and Parking Lots as well as other City street segments not previously programmed.  These data collection efforts will occur over the next 12 months and require an extension of the contract for a period of one year.

BACKGROUND:

On June 28, 2016, the City Council approved Mayor and Council Communication (M&C C-27819), which authorized Data Transfer Solutions, LLC, using the Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) Contract No. HP07-13 for data collection that will be used to inventory and assess the condition of the City's street, traffic, and stormwater infrastructure. Through this asset assessment, system wide maintenance applications and programs can be effectively developed and prioritized such that limited financial resources will be strategically programmed. The inventory and condition assessment will provide information to identify gaps in maintenance activities and in-turn provide recommendations for future funding resources. Information such as the following are being collected as part of this work effort:

        • Verify the current city street network
        • Video image data of street, traffic and stormwater infrastructure
        • Pavement condition rating-based on type, severity and extent of distress
        • Traffic sign inventory
        • Traffic signals - type and location
        • Curb and gutter/bar ditches - type, location, and condition curb and gutter only
        • Sidewalk and ramp inventory - type, location, and condition
        • Pavement marking inventory - type, location, and condition
        • Street light inventory - type, location, and condition.