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CONSIDERATION AND AWARDING OF BID 1920-43 FOR THE INSTALLATION OF PAVEMENT MARKINGS FOR THE TRAFFIC CONTROL DIVISION
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BACKGROUND: The Traffic Control Division is responsible for the installation and maintenance of pavement markings on more than 200 miles of public roadways within the corporate limits of the City of Norman. Four primary types of materials are utilized for this purpose; waterborne paint, thermoplastic, multi-polymer, and raised pavement markers. City forces concentrate most of their efforts on the application of waterborne paint while private contractors do the majority of the thermoplastic and multi-polymer markings, and all of the raised pavement markers.
City staff and equipment are used each year to provide pavement markings on approximately 100 miles of rural roadways as well as numerous crosswalks and stop bars in the urban area, including painted curbs at many of the intersections in the vicinity of the University of Oklahoma Campus. This work is accomplished with an annual budget of $50,920 for materials (e.g., paint and glass beads), the salary and benefits of a four-person crew and the equipment cost associated with the use of one striping truck and one support vehicle.
The City has also been successful in securing federal funds through the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments that pay for 100% of the cost to stripe urban roadways over the past seven years. The typical project cost has been approximately $200,000, and has included the application of center lines, edge lines, crosswalks, stop bars, arrows, bicycle lanes and other markings on two to three miles of urban arterial roadways.
In addition, the City uses private striping contractors for the application of markings on most of the urban roadways and the higher volume rural streets. For instance, during the last twelve months, private contractors applied approximately 64,000 lineal feet of four-inch wide stripe, 4,400 lineal feet of 6-inch wide stripe, 1.610 l...
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