Explanation
The Transportation Division is responsible for maintaining the City's pavement marking system. A raised pavement marker (RPM) project is needed to install reflective raised pavement markers on various roadways throughout the City. The Transportation Division annually assembles plans to install raised pavement markers (RPMs) on selected roadways as part of its pavement marking program. RPMs are a highly effective treatment to enhance the visibility of pavement markings during periods of darkness and bad weather conditions. This project includes installation of RPMs on twenty roadways in the City of Columbus. This ordinance authorizes the Public Service Director to enter into a contract with International Contractors Corporation for the Raised Pavement Markers project.
This project was bid in compliance with the Columbus City Code and advertised in the Columbus City Bulletin. Formal competitive bids were received and tabulated on December 8, 2005 by the Transportation Division as follows:
vendor / bid amount / status
International Contractors Corporation / $95,000.00 / majority
Traffic Specialists, Incorporated / $97,980.08 / majority
W.L. Markers Incorporated / $107,214.40 / majority
Lake Erie Construction Company / $113,175.00 / majority
The Transportation Division recommends the contract be awarded to International Contractors Corporation as the lowest, best, most responsive and most responsible bidder. International's contract compliance number is 52-2238691; this expires December 15, 2006. This ordinance also authorizes funding to provide inspection services in the amount of $9,500.00.
Fiscal Impact: The sum of $150,000.00 is budgeted for the installation of raised pavement markers within the Transportation Division's 2005 capital improvement budget in the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund in the Raised Pavement Markings project. This ordinance authorizes an expenditure of $104,500.00 for the installation and inspection of the Raised Pavement Markers - 2005 project. Ordinance 1282-2004 passed by City Council July 19, 2004, authorized the expenditure of $240,599.62 for a similar contract last year.
Emergency action is requested to allow this project to commence in early spring and be completed within the 2006 construction season. The contractor requires sufficient lead time for mobilization and to order and receive the raised pavement markers from its supplier.
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To authorize the Public Service Director to enter into a contract with International Contractors Corporation for the Raised Pavement Markers - 2005 project for the Transportation Division; to authorize the expenditure of $104,500.00 from the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($104,500.00)
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WHEREAS, the Transportation Division is responsible for maintaining the City's pavement marking system; and
WHEREAS, raised pavement markers are a highly effective treatment to help enhance the visibility of pavement markings during darkness and bad weather conditions; and
WHEREAS, formal competitive bids were received and tabulated on December 8, 2005 by the Transportation Division for the Raised Pavement Markers - 2005 project and a satisfactory low bid was received; and
WHEREAS, funds are budgeted and available for this expenditure; and
WHEREAS, the Transportation Division recommends acceptance of the bid submitted by International Contractors Corporation as the lowest, best, most responsive and most responsible; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Public Service Department, Transportation Division, in that it is immediately necessary to enter into contract for the installation of raised pavement markers with International Contractors Corporation so that the work may proceed without delay and be completed within the 2006 construction season, 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 Public Service Director be and hereby is authorized to enter into a contract with International Contractors Corporation, 450 East Starr Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43201 for the Raised Pavement Markers - 2005 project in an amount not to exceed $95,000.00 in accordance with the applicable specifications and plans on file in the office of the Transportation Administrator, which are hereby approved, and to provide for construction inspection services in the amount of $9,500.00.
SECTION 2. That for the purpose of paying the cost of the contract and inspection the sum of $104,500.00, or so much thereof as may be needed, be and hereby is authorized to be expended from Fund 704, the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund, Department No. 59-09, Transportation Division, Object Level One Code 06, Object Level Three Code 6631, OCA Code 644385 and Project 540011.
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.