Specifications include, but are not limited to: The City of Madison Traffic Engineering (“City”) is soliciting Bids from qualified vendors for Railroad Joint Inspections. At least once every 12 months, and whenever the warning time system is modified, the railroad and traffic light maintainer shall jointly verify that the traffic lights and crossing lights are properly sequenced and that enough time is provided for traffic to clear from the nearby intersection before a train enters the crossing. • Starting in 2023 Joint Inspection Forms shall be filed by the railroad with the Office using the Joint Inspection portal. • The joint inspection shall follow the WisDOT Traffic Engineering, Operations & Safety Manual, § 4-2-34, and be documented on the WisDOT Railroad Preemption Inspection Form, a copy of which shall be filed with the Office within 15 days of the inspection by the railroad using the Office online portal. The joint inspections require a thorough understanding of how the railroad preemption is expected to operate. To achieve this, there are multiple important phases to the analysis and final documentation. It is expected that the consultant will perform all phases of the analysis, including all coordination with stakeholders.
