Item 32 Passedunofficial
Authorize a contract for square steel posts and sign hardware for Austin Transportation and Public Works with Xcessories Squared Dev. & Mfg. Inc. d/b/a Xcessories Squared, for an initial term of three years with up to two one-year extension options in an amount not to exceed $3,792,215. Funding: $316,018 is available in the operating budget of Austin Transportation and Public Works. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.
The city wants to lock in a supplier for the square steel posts and sign hardware that hold up Austin's traffic and street signs, contracting with Xcessories Squared for an initial three years plus up to two one-year extensions. This is the nuts-and-bolts stuff that keeps signage standing across town. The deal is capped at $3,792,215, with $316,018 available now in the Transportation and Public Works operating budget and the rest contingent on future budgets.
"Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted" — meeting transcript (unofficial)
What got said
- Katie Kamm spoke against, again advocating roundabouts over signal cabinets