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A resolution approving Amendment Number 1 to a sole source agreement between the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County and Vanderbilt University for partnering services for a Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) grant from the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT).
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WHEREAS, RS2023-1937 approved the Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure's (NDOT) application for a Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) grant from the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) for an award amount of $2,000,000, with no cash match required, to use video and other sensor data to identify safety issues outside of traditional crash reports, implement targeted safety measures, and evaluate these measures in downtown Nashville's complex multimodal environment; and,
WHEREAS, RS2023-2382 approved an intergovernmental agreement between the Metropolitan Government, by and through NDOT, and the USDOT, for the acceptance of the SMART Grant from USDOT to NDOT to install LiDAR and video camera technologies at key intersections and mid-block segments for "near-miss" data collection; and,
WHEREAS, following the acceptance of the SMART Grant, the Metropolitan Government entered into a sole source agreement with Vanderbilt University, valued at less than $250,000, to provide partnering services for the SMART Grant aimed at improving multimodal transportation safety; and,
WHEREAS, as set forth in Amendment Number 1, attached hereto, the parties now desire to increase the value of the contract beyond $250,000; and,
WHEREAS, Section 4.12.060 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws calls for Council approval by resolution of sole source contracts with a total contract amount in excess of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000.00); and,
WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of the citizens of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that the amendment to th...
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