![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Questions via phone call will not be accepted. Please submit all questions via email to. Specific items will be detailed further in this RFP. The criteria for this evaluation will include price, performance, capability, and service. This is a three-week RFP to find a qualified Electrical firm that can install (7) exterior linear lights and the accompanying controls.Īll proposals will be evaluated by BUDC Staff. This project is meant to illuminate the walls of the underpass with the option to change colors, with the goal to increase the vibrancy and pedestrian experience in the area. BUDC has developed a placemaking project through a partnership with the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library, and funding through Project for Public Spaces. Currently, the space under the library’s underpass is dark and uninviting. 22 at the Brownsville Public Library-Main Branch meeting room.BUDC is requesting proposals from experienced electrical firms for the installation of exterior linear lights at the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. The next Brownsville City Commission meeting will be held 5 p.m. So, I’ve been for it and I’m definitely excited that we’re at this point.” “I think it’s a wise investment, because it changes the entire ambiance of the city,” Tetreau said. Moving forward, the city will further investigate traffic and most culturally rich areas to decide placement options. “I think the most trafficked intersection should be considered first and if there’s a way to even this out throughout districts, I think that would be preferred.”ĭistrict 2 Commissioner Jessica Tetreau said she would like Boca Chica Boulevard to be prioritized since it is now part of the Space corridor.īesides Boca Chica Boulevard, the commissioners also discussed Alton Gloor Boulevard, Sixth Street and FM 802 as priority locations. “If we’re going to do something like this, which I think would be great … we need to try to spread it out evenly,” Mayor Trey Mendez said. During last Tuesday’s meeting, Brownsville city commissioners discussed installing colored lights at the Boca Chica Boulevard, Alton Gloor Boulevard, Sixth Street and FM 802 highway intersections. A vehicle drives under the intersection of Frontage and South Shary roads in Mission. While other cities in the Valley serve as a good example, the mobility director said moving forward, the city does not want to mimic what others have done and wants to find a way to implement its own flair. Garza said the multicolored lights will be tailored to change colors depending on the seasons and special events. Joel Garza, mobility director for the city, said the LED lights have a 10-year life span. The Texas Department of Transportation, in conjunction with the cities of Harlingen, Weslaco and McAllen, estimated the installation of these LED lights alone costs about $35,000 per intersection.ĭuring the work session, District 3 Commissioner Roy De los Santos requested the maintenance cost of the lights for the other cities as well as the source of funding for the Brownsville project. While the project is still in its infancy in Brownsville, the city has taken note of what others in the Rio Grande Valley have done to install these lights. The cities of Harlingen, Weslaco and McAllen already have such lighting at highway intersections. The Brownsville City Commission discussed the installation of colored underpass lighting during a work session held before last Tuesday’s meeting as part of the city’s Quality of Life Pillar.
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