City of Columbus - File #: 1046-2013

• File #: 1046-2013
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 4/23/2013
• In control: Public Service & Transportation Committee
• On agenda: 5/13/2013
• Final action: 5/15/2013
• Title: To amend the 2013 Capital Improvements Budget; to authorize the City Auditor to appropriate and transfer funds between projects within the Street and Highway Improvement Fund; to authorize the City Auditor to transfer $66,656.96 between the Street and Highway Improvements Fund and the Federal State Highway Engineering Fund; to authorize the City Auditor to appropriate $366,613.25 within the Federal State Highway Engineering Fund; to authorize the Director of Public Service to enter into contract with Danbert, Inc., and to provide for the payment of construction administration and inspection services in connection with the Intersection Improvements - Northwest Boulevard at Fifth Avenue and King Avenue project; to authorize the expenditure of $366,613.25 within the Federal/State Highway Engineering Fund for the Division of Design and Construction; and to declare an emergency. ($366,613.25)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/15/2013	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
5/14/2013	1	MAYOR	Signed
5/13/2013	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
5/13/2013	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass

Explanation

This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into a contract for the construction of the Intersection Improvements - Northwest Boulevard at Fifth Avenue and King Avenue project and to provide payment for construction administration and inspection services.

The Intersection Improvements - Northwest Boulevard at Fifth Avenue and King Avenue project consists of improving the safety of two intersections on Northwest Boulevard through the shifting of the left turn lanes along Northwest Boulevard at King Avenue and at West Fifth Avenue by narrowing the existing medians.

The estimated Notice to Proceed date is June 5, 2013. The project was let by the Office of Support Services through Vendor Services and Bid Express on March 5, 2013. Three bids were received on March 26, 2013, (three majority) and tabulated as follows:

Company Name Bid Amt City/State Majority/MBE/FBE
Danbert, Inc. $333,284.77 Plain City, OH Majority
Strawser Paving Company, Inc. $336,774.30 Columbus, OH Majority
Columbus Asphalt Paving, Inc. $363,573.65 Columbus, OH Majority
Award is to be made to Danbert, Inc. as the lowest, responsive, responsible and best bidder. The contract amount will be $333,284.77. The amount for construction administration and inspection services will be $33,328.48.
Searches in the System for Award Management (Federal) and the Findings for Recovery list (State) produced no findings against Danbert, Inc.

2. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE
The contract compliance number for Danbert, Inc. is 311029004 and expires 9/10/14.

3. FISCAL IMPACT
There are multiple sources of funding for this project. The Department of Public Service has received an Ohio Department of Transportation grant in the amount of $299,956.29 that will be utilized for the construction of this project. The D...