Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into contract with Gudenkauf Corporation for the Signal Installation - Columbus Traffic Signal System Phase F PID 110521 project and to provide payment for construction, construction administration and inspection services.
This contract includes installing messenger wire, conduit, pullboxes, fiber optic cable, Ethernet switches, traffic flow monitors, and communication cabinets to migrate the Columbus traffic signal system to the new traffic signal system. The limits of the project are throughout Franklin, Delaware, and Fairfield counties with 50 miles of fiber optic cable to be installed to connect traffic signals to the traffic signal system and connected vehicle environment. Some of the major corridors include East Fifth Avenue, Hamilton Road, Alum Creek Drive, Cassady Avenue, and Smoky Row Road.
The estimated Notice to Proceed date is May 15, 2023. The project was let by the Office of Support Services through Vendor Services and Bid Express. Three bids were received on February 9, 2023, and tabulated as follows:
Company Name Bid Amount City/State Majority/MBE/FBE
Gudenkauf Corporation $10,423,388.86 Columbus, OH MAJ
Complete General Construction $12,417,374.14 Columbus, OH MAJ
U.S. Utility Contractor $14,711,921.04 Columbus, OH MAJ
Award is to be made to Gudenkauf Corporation as the lowest responsive, responsible and best bidder for their bid of $1...
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