Item 163/2026
Final
City of Garden Grove
INTER-DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM
To:
Lisa L. Kim From: Samuel Kim
Dept:
City Manager Dept: Public Works
Date: 5/12/2026
Subject: Award a contract to Yunex, LLC., for on-call traffic signal and street lighting maintenance and repair services. (Cost: Not to exceed $200,000/year) (Action Item)
OBJECTIVE
To request that the City Council award a contract to Yunex, LLC., for on-call traffic signal and street lighting maintenance and repair services.
BACKGROUND
The City owns and maintains approximately 840 streetlights, 140 traffic signals, 55 CCTV cameras, 84 signals with video detection systems, 49 speed radar feedback signs, 14 rectangular rapid flashing beacons (RRFB), 2 Amber Alert signs, and approximately 30 miles of underground fiber optic network linking the field elements to the Traffic Management Center (TMC) within City Hall. The Engineering Division has a staff of two (2) signal maintenance electricians who perform daily maintenance and repairs on these systems. At times, operational needs require on-call and emergency response work that exceeds the available working capacity of staff.
For the past several years, the City has maintained an on-call services contract to assist with urgent repair and maintenance demands that extend beyond staff’s available hours.
The proposed on-call contract will allow for continued support to City staff to assist in emergency situations, such as when accidents cause poles and controller cabinets to be damaged or knocked down. These services may also be applied to assist in performing routine maintenance when City staff is unavailable.
DISCUSSION
The City’s current traffic signal and street lighting maintenance on-call contract will expire on June 8, 2026. Staff solicited requests for proposals and received a total of four (4) proposals.
A panel consisting of four (4) staff members rated the proposals on the basis of qualifications, work plan, and references. Based on the evaluation results, Yunex, LLC. was rated the highest. The following is a summary of the ratings:
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Yunex, LLC St. Francis
Electrical, LLC
Bear Electrical
Solutions, Inc.
Econolite
Systems, Inc.
Rater A 182.0 155.5 156.0 152.0
Rater B 190.0 188.0 175.0 159.0
Rater C 182.5 157.0 149.5 169.0
Rater D 196.0 181.0 178.0 169.0
Totals 750.5 681.5 658.5 649.0
If awarded, the contract will be established in the not -to-exceed amount of $200,000 per year for a one-year term, with the option to extend the agreement in four (4) one (1) year increments, for a total performance period of five (5) years.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The not-to-exceed amount of the contract with Yunex, LLC., fo r on-call traffic signal and street lighting maintenance and repair services is $200,000 per year. F unding is included in the Traffic Engineering Division’s Operational Budget.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council:
Award a contract to Yunex, LLC, in the not-to-exceed amount of $200,000 annually, with the option to extend the agreement in one (1) year increments, for a total performance period of five (5) years;
Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute the agreement, and make minor modifications as appropriate thereto, on behalf of the City; and
Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to exercise each option term and sign the option year amendments.
By: Juan Navarro, P.E., City Traffic Engineer
ATTACHMENT(S)
1. Attachment 1: Consultant Agreement
2. Attachment 2: Consultant Proposal