Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into professional services contracts with ms consultants, inc. in the amount of up to $350,000.00 for the Roadway - Gender Rd - Winchester Pike to Brice Road project.
The intent of this project is to provide the City of Columbus, Department of Public Service, a study to develop a plan for improvements to the Gender Road corridor from Winchester Pike to Brice Road and a portion of Brice Road between Gender Road and Chantry Drive to meet the terminus of the I-70 Far East Freeway project. The project includes transportation and traffic research, traffic analysis, and a feasibility study to result in a program of fundable transportation infrastructure projects to improve safety, implement complete street improvements, and accommodate future development. Future contract modifications are planned as funding is available to further project planning and preliminary engineering services.
The Department of Public Service, Office of Support Services, solicited Requests for Proposals for the Roadway - Gender Rd - Winchester Pike to Brice Road contract. The project was formally advertised on the Vendor Services and Bonfire web sites from November 16, 2021, to December 10, 2021. The city received four (4) responses. Three proposals were deemed responsive and were fully evaluated when the Evaluation Committee met on December 21, 2021. A proposal from Michael Baker International was deemed non-responsive due to their not meeting all required ODOT pre-qualification categories. The responding firms were:
Company Name City/State Majority/MBE/MBR/F1/AS1/PHC
GPD Group Columbus, OH MAJ
ms consultants, inc. Columbus, OH MAJ
TRC Engineers, Inc. Gahanna, OH MAJ
ms consultants, inc. received the highest score by the evaluation committee and will be awarded the Roadway - Gender Rd - Winchester Pike to Brice...
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