ARIZONA'S STATEWIDE SIGNAL SYSTEM PROCUREMENT - 2002 STATUS

Traditionally, state and local transportation agencies in Maricopa County procured signal system software individually. In 2000, Maricopa County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) began conceptual planning for implementing the Traffic Management System (TMS) that includes field infrastructure and central traffic signal system software designed to monitor and control MCDOT's 120 traffic signals. But early in the conceptual planning process, MCDOT staff realized that neighboring cities and towns were going through similar efforts and, hence, saw potential in creating a regional contract for procuring a signal system. In conjunction with the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT), the cities, and the towns within the Maricopa County region, MCDOT established a regional traffic signal procurement coalition (regional procurement group). After six months of meetings involving up to thirteen different agencies, the regional procurement group developed a request for proposals (RFP) to provide traffic signal system software to any agency in Arizona. This paper provides others with a stimulus to engage in similar procurements. The paper gives an overview of the RFP development process for such projects, and identifies the keys to success along with the benefits realized by the participants.

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• Authors:
  • Mantri, Y S
  • Jordan, D C
• Conference:
  • 9th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems
  • Location: Chicago, Illinois
  • Date: 2002-10-14 to 2002-10-17
• Publication Date: 2002

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 11p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Development; Infrastructure; Intelligent transportation systems; Metropolitan planning organizations; Procurement; Regional transportation; Signal lights; Traffic signals
• Geographic Terms: Phoenix (Arizona)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00940670
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 1 2003 12:00AM