Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into a professional services contract with Burgess & Niple, Inc. in an amount of up to $300,000.00 for the Roadway Improvements - Multimodal Engagement and Planning 2026 project.
The intent of this project is to provide the City of Columbus, Department of Public Service, additional resources that are necessary to perform professional engineering and survey services as well as provide technical expertise for the department to implement the Roadway Improvements - Multimodal Engagement and Planning 2026 project, which encompasses evaluating select corridors or neighborhood streets throughout the city for new designs that are better able to address mobility demands. Tasks may require traffic and parking analyses, bikeway planning, transit considerations, pedestrian infrastructure, placemaking and public art, and other services as needed to complete a study. For some corridors, assistance may be needed with planning a pilot or quick build implementation to promote a new design before the full design is adopted.
The Department of Public Service, Office of Support Services, solicited Requests for Proposals for the Roadway Improvements - Multimodal Engagement and Planning 2026 contract. The project was formally advertised on the Vendor Services and Bonfire web sites from January 15, 2026, to February 12, 2025. The city received four (4) responses. All proposals were deemed responsive and were fully evaluated when the Evaluation Committee met on February 20, 2026. The responding firms were:
Company Name City/State Majority/MBE/WBE/VET/EBE/LGBTBE/SLBE
Carpenter Marty Transportation Inc. Columbus, OH MAJ
Compass Infrastructure Group, LLC Columbus, OH WBE
GAI Consultants Columbus, OH MAJ
Burgess & Niple, Inc. Columbus, OH MAJ
Burgess & Niple, Inc. received the highest score by the evaluation committee and will be awarded the Roadway Improvements - Multimodal Engagement and Planning 2026 contract.
Searches in the Excluded Party List System (Federal) and the Findings for Recovery list (State) produced no findings against Burgess & Niple, Inc.
The certification of Burgess & Niple, Inc. and all associated subcontractors was in good standing at the time the bid was awarded.
As part of their bid Burgess & Niple, Inc. has proposed the following 3 subcontractors to work on the project:
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Company Name |
City/State |
Majority/ODI Certification |
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WSP USA Inc. |
Columbus, Ohio |
MAJ |
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Toole Design Group, LLC Columbus, Ohio |
WBE |
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Designing Local LTD |
Columbus, Ohio |
WBE |
2. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE
Burgess & Niple, Inc.’s contract compliance number is CC004425 and expires 12/11/2027.
3. FISCAL IMPACT
Funding for this contract is available and appropriated within Fund 6500, the Mobility Operating Fund.
Title
To authorize the Director of Public Service to enter into a professional services contract with Burgess & Niple, Inc. for the Roadway Improvements - Multimodal Engagement and Planning 2026 project; and to authorize the expenditure of up to $300,000.00 from the Mobility Operating Fund to pay for this contract. ($300,000.00)
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WHEREAS, there is a need to enter into a professional services contract to provide for additional resources that are necessary to perform various professional engineering, survey, and technical expertise for the department to implement the Roadway Improvements - Multimodal Engagement and Planning 2026 project; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Service, Office of Support Services, solicited Requests for Proposals for the Roadway Improvements - Multimodal Engagement and Planning 2026 project; and
WHEREAS, Burgess & Niple, Inc. submitted the best overall proposal for this project; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to enter into a contract with Burgess & Niple, Inc. for the provision of professional engineering consulting services described above in the amount of up to $300,000.00; and
WHEREAS, it has become necessary in the usual daily operation for the City to enter into a contract with Burgess & Niple, Inc. for the provision of professional engineering consulting services described above; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of Public Service be, and hereby is, authorized to enter into a professional services contract with Burgess & Niple, Inc. at 330 Rush Alley, Suite 700, Columbus, Ohio 43215, for the Roadway Improvements - Multimodal Engagement and Planning 2026 project in an amount up to $300,000.00.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $300,000.00, or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized in Fund 6500 (Mobility Operating Fund), Subfund 650001 (Mobility Enterprise), Dept-Div 5906 (Public Service - Mobility and Parking Services), in Object Class 03 (Services) per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 3. Funds are hereby deemed appropriated and expenditures and transfers authorized to carry out the purposes of this ordinance and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
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 the City Auditor is hereby authorized to transfer the unencumbered balance in a project account to the unallocated balance account within the same fund upon receipt of certification by the Director of the Department administering said project that the project has been completed and the monies are no longer required for said project.
SECTION 6. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.