Railroad Crossing Information System

The Vendor is required to provide a railroad crossing information system to reduce traffic accidents, improve traffic flow, and lower public safety personnel response time by meeting the following objectives:
•    Providing timely alerts when nearby at-grade rail crossings are blocked by trains
•    Improving route planning with real-time crossing updates
•    Ensuring 95% reliability in system operations and information provided
•    Providing system updates as they become available
•    Continuing development of technological advancements in the systems and services provided.
- Most have automated gates, but several do not. Railroad crossings have the potential to cause injury or death.
- Must handle and process its tasks in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws, statues, and regulations.
- Must possess and keep in force all licenses and permits required to perform services under the contract.
- The installation/design plan must be constructed to provide for minimal disruption and must conform to all city, state, and federal guidelines.
- The aforementioned right-of-way permit will require a drawing depicting the location of equipment installation, identifying the use of existing poles with owner information and permission to use said poles or identifying the location and design of proposed poles. Location will be reviewed to make sure it is within City right-of-way. Shop drawings may be used for typical pole-mount applications or installations using a new pole.
- System will implement user geolocation to detect proximity to crossings. 
- The system will integrate multiple data sources, including but not limited to active sensor data, railroad schedules, traffic signal data, etc.). System will provide real-time notifications and alerts and include a map interface showing affected crossings (and routes, if feasible).
- Develop and provide a mobile application for iOS and Android that provides real-time crossing information.