Item - 2015.PW7.8

The Public Works and Infrastructure Committee recommends that:

1.  City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services to negotiate and enter into an agreement with Traffipax LLC, being the highest overall scoring proponent meeting the requirements of RFP No. 9148-15-5000, for the supply, installation, operation, maintenance and future removal of red light camera systems for the period of five (5) years (January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2021), in the amount of $10,553,538.30 net of all taxes and charges with an option to renew, on the sole discretion of the General Manager, Transportation Services, and subject to budget approval, for an additional five (5) years (January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2026) in the amount of $7,451,781.77 net of all taxes and charges totalling $18,005,320.07 net of all taxes and charges, for a total potential cost of $18,322,213.70 net of HST Recoveries, in accordance with terms and conditions as set out in the RFP and any other terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Transportation Services, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

The purpose of this report is to provide an update on the safety effectiveness and financial results from the current (Phase 2) red light camera operations and request authorization to award the Phase 3 contract.

The red light camera program in the City of Toronto started in 2000 with the objective to increase intersection safety for all road users by reducing the frequency of red light running. The first phase comprised of ten red light cameras. The second and current phase of 77 red light cameras started in 2007 and will be operational through 2016.  Since 2007, angle-type collisions resulting in fatality, injury and property-damage have decreased between 19 percent and 40 percent. Net revenues generated through the program are approximately $11,500,000 and associated societal cost savings have been estimated at over $58 million.

In February 2014, City Council approved issuing a Request for Proposal (RFP) to continue red light camera operations beyond 2016 under Phase 3. Accordingly, RFP No. 9148-15-5000 was issued in April 2015.  This report advises on the results of the RFP and requests authority to enter into an agreement with the recommended proponent. 

This report also provides information on the red light camera site selection process and cost estimate of the red light camera system for the period of 2017 to 2021 and for an optional five (5) year period from 2022 to 2026.