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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />MEMORANDUM <br />12,r:L <br />DEPARTMENTAL <br />DATE: December 18, 2019 <br />TO: Jason E. Brown, County Administrator <br />THROUGH: Richard B. Szpyrka, P.E., Public Works Director <br />FROM: Janie Hollingsworth, P.E., County Traffic Engineer <br />SUBJECT: Sole Source Approval for Traffic Management Center Upgrade <br />DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS <br />The Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) is housed at the County's Traffic Management <br />Center (TMC), which is located in the Public Works section of Building A. From this location, <br />County staff can monitor the transportation system, modify signal timings, and troubleshoot many <br />signal malfunctions from a single location. <br />ATMS is the traffic signal control system used by the Traffic Division to monitor traffic and control <br />the traffic signals in Indian River County. Utilizing wireless communication and over 480 miles of <br />fiber optic technology, the ATMS connects over 157 traffic signals, 109 closed-circuit television <br />cameras, 55 flashing beacons and remote data sensors throughout the County, allowing traffic <br />engineers and technicians to effectively manage and analyze real-time traffic conditions. Currently, <br />the traffic signal control system uses two separate and distinctive operating systems. Econolite <br />Systems Centracs operating system is currently used for traffic signal operations and VIDOS for the <br />visual (video) monitoring of intersections. This allows staff to visually monitor traffic congestion at <br />individual intersection or roadway and traffic signal malfunctions, which allows staff to take <br />immediate action to resolve the issue remotely or dispatch a signal technician. Staff is extremely <br />satisfied with the operation and dependability of the Econolite Centracs system for the operation of <br />our traffic signals. Unfortunately, VIDOS is an obsolete software system that is no longer in existence <br />as it was discontinued when the Windows XP operating system was no longer supported by Microsoft. <br />The County. continued to use the VIDOS system until recently when the system started to experience <br />software glitches. <br />The existing TMC was originally implemented in 2007 and is overdue for an upgrade. The current <br />VIDOS software is obsolete and unserviceable. Furthermore, for the past several years staff has been <br />replacing malfunctioning cameras and installing new cameras that are not compatible with the VIDOS <br />software. As a result, the Public Works Traffic Division is proposing to upgrade the TMC with <br />Econolite's Centracs Advanced CCTV module. This upgrade will not only upgrade our traffic signal <br />operating system, but will include a new Video Management System software, to replace VIDOS, <br />that is compatible with all of our new and existing cameras. As part of this proposed upgrade, the <br />TMC will also receive an upgrade from the 2007 analog monitors to a state of the art digital video <br />wall to improve monitoring capabilities. The new Econolite Centracs monitoring system will now <br />allow remote viewing capabilities at locations such as the Emergency Operations Center and Traffic <br />Operations Facility to improve response and awareness during day-to-day activities and during <br />emergency events such as hurricanes. This capability is not available with the current obsolete VIDOS <br />monitoring software. <br />145 <br />