Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into a professional services contract for the Arterial Street Rehabilitation -Hamilton Road from SR 161 to Morse Road project.
This contract will produce an Engineering Source Document for the Arterial Street Rehabilitation -Hamilton Road from SR 161 to Morse Road project. The document will consist of the alternative analysis, illustration, and determination of roadway and complete street improvements necessary to address current capacity, safety, and operational deficiencies; and future development.
The document will include the determination of the recommended alignment of Hamilton Road from a point on the existing alignment north of Menerey Lane to its existing eastern intersection with Dublin-Granville Road. The document also will include an updated traffic study, access management planning, survey for the realigned portion of Hamilton, environmental services, development of typical sections for several alternates, illustration of conceptual alignments for roadway and utilities, a Preliminary Stormwater Management Report, and additional project planning work.
The project may include preparation of Line, Grade, and Typical Plans. Pedestrian generators and destinations impacting the proposed project include numerous existing residential and retail developments as well as future development.
The Department of Public Service, Office of Support Services solicited a Request for Proposal for the Arterial Street Rehabilitation -Hamilton Road from SR 161 to Morse Road project. This project was formally advertised through the City's Vendor Services web site from July 21, 2011 to August 18, 2011. The city received 4 responses. Two responses were deemed non-responsive due to not meeting all required ODOT pre-qualification categories. The other 2 proposals were deemed minimally compliant and were fully evaluated when the evaluation committee met on September 7, 2011.
Company Name City/State Majority/MBE/FBE/ASN
URS Corporation Columbus, OH MAJ
Woolpert Columbus, OH MAJ
URS Corporation will be awarded the Arterial Street Rehabilitation -Hamilton Road from SR 161 to Morse Road contract.
Searches in the Excluded Party List System (Federal) and the Findings for Recovery list (State) produced no findings against URS Corporation.
2. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE
URS Corporation's contract compliance number is 340939859 and expires 7/28/13.
3. PLANNED CONTRACT MODIFICATION
Additional work was proposed as part of this contract and a planned modification is possible in the future to perform this work based on the availability of funding.
4. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
Emergency action is requested to begin this project at the earliest possible time to begin the engineering work needed to study this heavily traveled section of roadway.
5. FISCAL IMPACT
The amount of this contract is $467,163.21. Funding is budgeted in the 2011 C.I.B. and available within the Streets and Highways G.O. Bonds Fund for this project.
Title
To authorize the Director of Public Service to enter into a professional engineering service contract with URS Corporation for the Arterial Street Rehabilitation -Hamilton Road from SR 161 to Morse Road project; to authorize the expenditure of up to $467,163.21 from the Streets and Highways G.O. Bonds Fund for the Division of Planning and Operations; and to declare an emergency. ($467,163.21)
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WHEREAS, the Director of Public Service has identified the need to enter into a professional engineering service contract for engineering and design of the Arterial Street Rehabilitation -Hamilton Road from SR 161 to Morse Road project, and
WHEREAS, this contract will produce an engineering source document for the Arterial Street Rehabilitation -Hamilton Road from SR 161 to Morse Road project and will consist of the alternative analysis, illustration, and determination of roadway and complete street improvements necessary to address current capacity, safety, and operational deficiencies; and
WHEREAS, The Department of Public Service solicited a request for proposal for this project, and
WHEREAS, a satisfactory proposal has been submitted by URS Corporation, and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Service, Division of Planning and Operations, in that this legislation should go forth immediately to maintain the overall schedule for this project, 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 contract with URS Corporation, 277 West Nationwide Boulevard, Columbus, OH, 432515 in an amount up to $467,163.21 or so much as may be needed for the Arterial Street Rehabilitation -Hamilton Road from SR 161 to Morse Road project.
SECTION 2. That for the purpose of paying the cost of this contract, the sum of $467,163.21 or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized to be expended from the Streets and Highways G.O. Bonds Fund, No. 704 as follows:
Dept-Div / Project No. / Project Name / O.L. 01-03 Codes / OCA / Amount
704 / 530103 - 100041 / Arterial Street Rehabilitation - Hamilton Road from SR161 to Morse Road / 06-6682 / 740341 / $467,163.21
SECTION 3. 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 4. 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.