REDMOND, Wash. - According Redmond City Clerk’s office, the data from the Speed Camera Program Analysis (June 2025) was provided by Novoa Global, a speed camera company. This potential conflict of was not disclosed in the report by Brian Coats (Deputy Police Chief, Redmond Police Department) and Michael Hintze (Transportation Planning Manager, City of Redmond)

The same report recommends installing speed cameras. The city signed a 5-15 year no-bid contract with Novoa Global.

The Sole Source Justification was written by a Novoa Global representative and sent to the attention Brian Coats on January 1st 2025. The recommendation to install speed cameras was presented to city council 6 months later on June 3, 2025. It does not explain why there was no competitive bidding or why no other traffic calming measures were considered.

In contrast, Kirkland had a third party company perform the speed and volume study (TCC, Inc in 2018) then considered bids from both Redflex and American Traffic Solutions (ATS), now Verra Mobility.