Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into contract with ME/IBI Group, dba M-E Companies, Inc., in the amount of up to $606,538.00 for the Intersection Improvements - Gender Road at Refugee Road (FRA-CR222 Gender Road at Refugee, PID 90241) project.
The intent of this project is to provide the City of Columbus, Department of Public Service with completion of the Project Development Process (PDP) for improvements to the intersection of Gender Road at Refugee Road. The purpose of the project is to reduce congestion at the intersection of Gender and Refugee, improve safety, and address deficiencies in the pedestrian and bikeway system.
The Department of Public Service, Office of Support Services, solicited Requests for Proposals for the Intersection Improvements - Gender Road at Refugee Road (FRA-CR222 Gender Road at Refugee, PID 90241) project. The project was formally advertised on the Vendor Services web site from October 12, 2012, to November 8, 2012. The city received four (4) responses. One team, lead by ADR & Associates, LTD., was deemed non-responsive due to their not meeting all required ODOT pre-qualification categories. The remaining three proposals were deemed responsive and were fully evaluated when the Evaluation Committee met on November 15, 2012.
Company Name City/State Majority/MBE/FBE/ASN /PHC
ME Companies, Inc. Westerville, OH Majority
HDR Engineering, Inc. Columbus, OH PHC
Michael Baker Jr., Inc. Upper Arlington, OH Majority
M-E Companies, Inc. received the highest score by the evaluation committee and will be awarded the Intersection Improvements - Gender Road at Refugee Road (FRA-CR222 Gender Road at Refugee, PID 90241) contract.
Searches in the System for award Management (Federal) and the Findings for Recovery list (State) produced no findings against M-E Companies, Inc.
2. CONTRACT C...
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