Explanation
Background: The City of Columbus entered into a Design Agreement with Wagenbrenner Development, Inc. in the amount of $1,078,700.00 to design public right-of-way improvements in and around the former Columbus Coated Fabrics site. During the design phase it became apparent that additional design services would be necessary to address all the unforeseen conditions in order to construct proper roadways and effective infrastructure. For this reason it is desirable to modify the existing design contract to include these additional design services and to increase the dollar amount by $350,061.00 for a total contract amount of $1,428,761.00
Fiscal Impact: $350,061 is available in Capital Fund 704 Streets and Highways G.O. Bonds.
Emergency Justification: Emergency action is requested in order to reimburse the Developer for additional costs of design services already provided.
Title
To authorize the Directors of the Departments of Development and Public Service to amend the Design Agreement for the Columbus Coated Fabrics site with Wagenbrenner Development, Inc. by increasing the scope of work to include additional design services and to increase the contract amount; to authorize the expenditure of $350,061.00 from the Streets and Highways G.O. Bonds Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($350,061.00)
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WHEREAS, Wagenbrenner Development, Inc. is under contract with the City as the developer of the Columbus Coated Fabrics site; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 0043-2009 authorized the City to enter into a Design Agreement with the developer to design public right-of-way improvements in and around the site; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 1368-2009 authorized the first amendment to the Design Agreement to increase the scope of work to allow for the completion of a traffic study and to increase the contract amount by $18,700; and
WHEREAS, during the design phase additional design services were necessary to address all the unforeseen conditions so that proper roadways ...
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