Vehicle Count Stations - Grant Funded

Collier County Board of County Commissioners Procurement Services Division is requesting bids on 23 Vehicle Count Station bundles—pole-mounted radar-based traffic monitoring systems with integrated cell service and cloud hosting—under ITB 26-8649R, with bids due August 26, 2026 at 3:00 PM EST and a pre-bid meeting August 10, 2026 at 10:00 AM EST in Naples, Florida. This is grant-funded under FHWA CFDA 20.205 and prohibits use of subcontractors. Local vendor preference does not apply to grant-funded solicitations.

The scope comprises fully functional systems with dual-beam side-fire radar (95 percent minimum detection accuracy), 4G or 5G cellular connectivity, internal battery backup for minimum 3.5 days, GPS geolocation, Ethernet and Bluetooth integration, cloud-hosted dashboard with automated MS2 data uploads, and five-year cellular data plan and server hosting capable of storing five years of individual vehicle data. The vendor must provide factory and field testing, minimum five-year warranty covering manufacturing defects and cell service, remote installation assistance, and proactive monitoring. Acceptance requires 30 consecutive days of verified 95 percent detection accuracy, continuous server communication, successful MS2 uploads, and zero unexplained data gaps. All collected data is Collier County's exclusive property and fully exportable at contract termination.

The contract term is five years with firm and fixed pricing throughout. Twenty-three locations are specified throughout Collier County. Award goes to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder representing best value, with intent to identify a single awardee.

Bidders must submit bid bonds equal to 5 percent of the cost proposal and, if awarded, provide performance and payment bonds for 100 percent of contract value. Commercial General Liability insurance of $1 million per occurrence and $2 million aggregate, Cyber Liability, and Technology Errors & Omissions coverage are required. Collier County must be named as additional insured. All sureties must be rated "A-" or better by A.M. Best.

Vendors must be E-Verify enrolled, provide conflict-of-interest and immigration certifications, sign and acknowledge all addenda, and submit Forms 1–5 and all required licenses and certifications. Federal requirements include Buy America compliance under BABA, DBE participation under 49 CFR Part 26, Title VI civil rights nondiscrimination, and Byrd Anti-Lobbying Amendment certifications for contracts of $100,000 or more. Questions and bid submissions go through https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/collier-county-fl. Pricing must remain firm for 180 days from bid opening.