Explanation
Background: This legislation authorizes the Public Service Director to enter into a contract for the Transportation Division for a professional services engineering contract for the Linden Area Traffic Managment Plan with DLZ Ohio, Inc. in the amount of $500,000.00. The consultant will be commissioned to provide the Transportation Division construction plans in a timely manner. The work consists of traffic calming features described in a master plan prepared by MORPC for the City of Columbus in May 2005. The consultant will be required to provide design of a collection of features for the first phase of implementation described in the master plan, with additional phases following up under separately contracted design contracts over the next several years. The plans to be provided will be mostly aimed at providing projects requiring very little right-of-way acquisition and utility relocation. In addition, the consultant will likely be requested to plan, prepare for, participate in, and summarize public meetings with the residents and/or local organizations to review detailed implementation elements. This would likely include a format of communication beyond standard engineering plans so that the purpose can be understood by the neighborhoods. A professional services contract for engineering is needed to assure timely completion of the design and as the Transportation Division does not maintain adequate staff or all of the various disciplines necessary to complete such design in house.
The selection process for the professional service contract has been done in accordance with provisions of Chapter 329.12 and 329.14 of Columbus City Codes 1959. Four firms submitted proposals: EMH&T, Columbus Engineering Consultants, DLZ Ohio, Inc., Star Consultants, Inc.
The evaluation committee determined that DLZ Ohio, Inc., CC #31-1268980 (expires 5/2/08), submitted the best overall proposal for this work.
Emergency action is requested so that this project can proceed in a timely manner and keep commitments made to the local community.
Fiscal Impact: Funds for this project are budgeted and available within the 1995, 1999, 2004 Voted Street and Highway Funds for the Transportation Division.
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To authorize the Director of Public Service to enter into a professional service contract with DLZ Ohio, Inc. for engineering services for the Linden Area Traffic Management Plan project and to authorize the expenditure of $500,000.00 from the 1995, 1999, 2004 Voted Street and Highway Funds for the Transportation Division; and to declare an emergency ($500,000.00).
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WHEREAS: there is a need to provide professional engineering services defined by the Linden Area Traffic Management Plan project and;
WHEREAS: the Director of Public Service has identified the need to enter into a professional service contract for engineering for the Linden Area Traffic Managment Plan project and;
WHEREAS: a satisfactory proposal has been submitted by DLZ Ohio, Inc.; and
WHEREAS: an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Service, Transportation Division, in that the contract should go forth immediately in order to maintain commitments made to the community and 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 DLZ Ohio, Inc., 6121 Huntley Rd., Columbus OH, 43229 in the amount not to exceed $500,000.00 for engineering services for the Linden Area Traffic Management Plan project.
Section 2. 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 1995, 1999, 2004 Voted Streets and Highways Fund, Fund 704, Department 59-09, Transportation Division, Object Level One Code 06, Object Level Three Code 6682, OCA Code 644385, and project 590105.
Section 3. 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.