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s <br />ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR NELSON INTRODUCED DON COPELAND, <br />PRESIDENT OF SIGNAL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY TO MAKE A PRESENTATION ON THE <br />CAPABILITIES OF HIS FIRM. HE INFORMED THE BOARD THAT SIGNAL CONSTRUCTION <br />HAS MAINTAINED THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS IN THE COUNTY SINCE THE 1ST OF <br />NOVEMBER AND HAS BEEN DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB. <br />MR. COPELAND INFORMED THE BOARD THAT HIS FIRM, WHICH HAS BEEN <br />IN BUSINESS IN SOUTH FLORIDA FOR IO YEARS, IS INVOLVED IN THE CONSTRUCTION, <br />DESIGN AND INSTALLATION OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES. THEY WORK PRIMARILY <br />FOR GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES, INCLUDING THE DOT. THEIR BASIC SERVICE WOULD <br />INVOLVE THE ROUTINE DAY-BY-DAY MAINTENANCE OF THE TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM <br />THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY AND THEIR SERVICE CONTRACT IS TAILORED TO -FIT THE <br />NEEDS OF AN INDIVIDUAL COUNTY. HE NOTED THAT THEIR CONTRACTS'WITH MARTIN <br />AND ST. LUCIE COUNTIES ARE TYPICAL. MR. COPELAND INFORMED THE BOARD <br />THAT THEY OFFER A 24 HOUR, SEVEN DAY A WEEK SERVICE WITH RADIO.DISPATCHED <br />TRUCKS. RESPONSE TIME IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR IN DETERMINING COST, <br />AND THE COUNTY MUST DECIDE THE LEVEL OF SERVICE THEY DESIRE. HE CON- <br />TINUED THAT THEIR SERVICE INCLUDES AERIAL TRUCK EQUIPMENT, ETC., AND THEY <br />HAVE A LARGE REPAIR SHOP INJUPITER. HE NOTED THEY WOULD GO THROUGH <br />THE WHOLE COUNTY SYSTEM ON START-UP, SURVEY AND MAP IT, AND REVAMP IN <br />ORDER TO START OUT ON A GOOD BASIS. MR. COPELAND NOTED THAT THEY PURCHASE <br />AND STOCK SPARE PARTS, INCLUDING TRAFFIC POLES, WIRE AND CABLES, AND <br />HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF REPLACING ALMOST ANYTHING. THERE IS SUBSTITUTE <br />EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE AT ALL TIMES IN THE EVENT OF A KNOCK -DOWN. THE <br />COUNTY WOULD BE BILLED FOR THE SPARE PARTS AS THEY ARE USED. THE CONTRACT <br />IS ARRANGED ON A TWO-YEAR BASIS, AND THE BASE PORTION WOULD REPRESENT <br />A FIXED MONTHLY COST FOR ALL SERVICES FOR THE EXISTING SIGNALIZED INTER- <br />SECTIONS, OF WHICH THE COUNTY PRESENTLY HAS 26. IF ANY ARE ADDED OR <br />DELETED, THERE IS A SEPARATE SCHEDULE TO COVER THIS. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE INQUIRED IF WE SHOULD DECIDE ON A 6 HOUR <br />RESPONSE TIME, FOR INSTANCE, WOULD THEY RESPOND TO AN EMERGENCY QUICKER. <br />MR. COPELAND STATED THAT IN AN EMERGENCY, THERE IS ALWAYS A <br />QUICKER RESPONSE. <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT NOTED THAT PREVIOUSLY WE HAD UNDERSTOOD <br />WE WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE AN AERIAL TRUCK, WHICH WE DID NOT DESIRE. <br />Nov 115 1978 <br />26 <br />