Explanation
1. BACKGROUND:
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to modify and increase a professional engineering
services contract with American Structurepoint Inc. for the Department of Public Service Arterial Street Rehabilitation - James Road (CIP No. 530103-100014) project. This is the first modification to the original contract.
The Department of Public Utilities holds the original contract with American Structurepoint Inc. for their James Road Water Line Improvements Project, Division of Power and Water Contract No. 1161 (ordinance 0056-2011). Because the Department of Public Service's project footprint will overlap with Department of Public Utilities' project footprint, American Structurepoint, Inc. has a portion of the design already completed, and the Department of Public Service and Department of Public Utilities plan to bid the construction as one project, the Department of Public Service requests approval to modify American Structurepoint, Inc.'s contract.
The scope of work in this contract modification includes: widening and reconstructing James Road from Livingston Avenue to Main Street; constructing ADA pedestrian and bicycle facilities; stormwater and water line improvements, traffic control, and street lighting.
The original contract for professional engineering services with American Structurepoint Inc. (ordinance 0056-2011, $249,787.81) includes: construction of necessary improvements to the water distribution system in the Eastmoor Area. The improvements identified in the scope of work consist of the replacement of mains that have high break histories and require frequent maintenance. This project includes replacing the 16-inch main on Main Street in the area between the City of Bexley and the City of Whitehall. A 12-inch main will be installed on James Road between Main Street and Livingston Avenue. The project includes a total of approximately 8,750 feet of 16-inch and 12-inch diameter water lin...
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