Explanation
1. BACKGROUND:
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into a contract for the Division of Planning and Operations for a professional services preliminary engineering contract for the James Road/Stelzer Road project with ms consultants, Inc. in the amount of $500,000.00. The project is located on Stelzer Road between Allegheny Avenue/James Road to Ole Country Lane. The purpose of the project is the preparation of an Engineering Source Document to propose and evaluate alternatives reflecting the complete streets concept for a streetscape project within these project limits. The source document will utilize the streetscape concepts presented in the Port Columbus International Airport Streetscape and Landscape Concepts for International Gateway and Stelzer Road as a guide.
There are 9 bus stops and 3 transit routes within the limits of this project. This project will be planned using the principles stated in the Pedestrian Thoroughfare Plan(PTP).
The selection process for the professional service contract has been done in accordance with provisions of Chapter 329.12 of Columbus City Codes, 1959. 4 majority and 1 minority firms submitted proposals.
The Office of Support Services has completed the selection process for professional design services and has determined that ms consultants, Inc., submitted the best overall proposal at a competitive price for this work.
2. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE
ms consultants, Inc., contract compliance number is 346546916 and expires 7/10/10.
3. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
Emergency action is requested so that this project can proceed in a timely manner and keep commitments made to the local community.
4. FISCAL IMPACT
The City has received a reimbursement grant in the amount of $500,000.00 for this project from the Ohio Department of Development.
Title
To authorize the Director of Public Service to enter into a professional service contract with ms consultants, Inc., for the preliminary engineering of the James Road/Stelzer Road project; to appropriate and authorize the expenditure of $500,000.00 from the General Government Grant Fund for the Division of Planning and Operations; and to declare an emergency. ($500,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Director of Public Service has identified the need to enter into a professional service contract for the preparation of a preliminary engineering source document for the James Road/Stelzer Road project; and
WHEREAS, a satisfactory proposal has been submitted by ms consultants, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Service, Division of Planning and Operations, in that the contract should go forth immediately so that the work may proceed without delay, thereby preserving the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Director of Public Service be and is hereby authorized to enter into a contract with ms consultants, Inc., 333 East Federal Street, Youngstown, OH 44503 in the amount of $500,000.00 or so much as needed for the preliminary engineering of the James Road/Stelzer Road project.
Section 2. That the sum of $500,000.00 be and hereby is appropriated from the unappropriated balance of the General Government Grant Fund, Fund 220, and from all monies estimated to come into said Fund from any and all sources and unappropriated for any other purpose during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2009, to the Division of Planning and Operations, Department-Division No. 59-11, as follows:
Fund / Grant / Grant Name / O.L. 01-03 Code / OCA / Amount
220 / 598081 / NetJets Roadwork Grant / 06-6682 / 590053 / $500,000.00
Section 3. That for the purpose of paying the cost thereof, the sum of $500,000.00 or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized to be expended from the General Government Grant Fund for the Division of Planning and Operations, Dept-Div. 59-11, OCA code 590053, Object Level 01/03 Codes 06/6682, and project 598081.
Section 4. That the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes to revise the funding source for all contracts or contract modifications associated with this ordinance.
Section 5. That Searches in the Excluded Party List System (Federal) and the Findings for Recovery list (State) produced no findings against ms consultants, Inc.
Section 6. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the mayor, or ten days after passage if the mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.