Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to modify an existing contract with Glaus, Pyle, Schomer, Burns and Dehaven (DBA GPD Group) for professional services for the Franklinton Loop - Souder Avenue Connector Project. The modification amount being authorized by this ordinance is $102,876.04.
This contract modification is necessary to complete the final plans for the trail project. Plans include a new pedestrian bridge, floodwall modifications, a neighborhood connection to the Franklinton Community, and a trail along Souder Avenue, extending from West Broad Street to the regional Scioto Trail at Dublin Road. The Department was awarded a grant for 3.1 million dollars from the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission in 2016 to assist towards construction of the project.
The modification is for additional engineering services required to relocate electric poles along Souder Avenue, realignment of a segment of the path to avoid railroad coordination, completion of a federal floodplain permit for the pedestrian bridge, and unforeseen right of way plan revisions due to recent private property improvements along a section of Souder Avenue. This modification will enable the Recreation and Parks Department to complete the project on schedule, a requirement of the grant funding. It is not practical to procure the additional services from another vendor since GPD Group has been the design professional associated with this project all along and these efforts impact the final design that GPD Group is producing. The cost was determined by established hourly rates and negotiated effort hours remaining to complete the scope of work by the project team.
Principal Parties:
Glaus, Pyle, Schomer, Burns and Dehaven (DBA GPD Group)
1801 Watermark Drive, Suite 210
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Kevin Grathwol, 614-210-0751
Contract Compliance Number, Tax ID: 006560, 34-1134715
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