2024-ISS-325_Att_C.pdf

This is a Sole Source Request Form from Sarasota County's PW Transportation Department for traffic classifying equipment, specifically the NC350 portable traffic classifier manufactured by M.H. Corbin, LLC and exclusively distributed by Jace Chandler & Associates, Inc. for the State of Florida. The procurement is for ten (10) NC-350 Counter/Classifiers at a unit price of $1,495.00, with a trade-in credit of $50.00 per unit for existing NC-200 devices, resulting in a total delivered price of $14,450.00. The sole source justification is based on M.H. Corbin being the sole manufacturer of this specific traffic classification equipment, with Jace Chandler & Associates as the exclusive distributor for the State of Florida.

The traffic classifying equipment is used by Sarasota County's Traffic Engineering department to collect reliable traffic data, measuring vehicle speed, classification, headway, gap, and weather conditions. The county already has the necessary hardware and software infrastructure to utilize these devices, which use patented Vehicle Magnetic Imaging (VMI) technology to count and classify vehicles. The sole source procurement is valid from July 28, 2017, to July 27, 2018, with authorization for expenditures of $50,000 or less. The NC350 BlueStar Portable Traffic Analyzer is a compact, rechargeable device that can be quickly installed and removed from roadways, bridges, parking garages, or construction areas, with the ability to wirelessly transmit data via Bluetooth and store up to 300,000 vehicle records or 21 days of study data.