Explanation
This legislation authorizes a modification to the design contract for the Morse Road project to include Phase II, the section of Morse Road from Karl Road to Cleveland Avenue. The project is being designed to encourage redevelopment and stabilize a vibrant community. This project includes the addition of a landscaped median, curb and gutter drainage, street side trees, sidewalks, bike lanes, streetlights and signal system upgrades as prescribed by the Morse Road Design Study adopted by City Council on December 11, 2000. This will improve the aesthetics of the corridor, encourage the flow of vehicular, pedestrian and bicycle traffic and invite redevelopment. A contract was entered with ms consultants, inc. to design the improvements for the corridor from Indianola Avenue to Cleveland Avenue (Phase I). It is in the City's best interest to modify this contract to design Phase II so that the construction may begin in 2007. This is the last anticipated modification for this design contract.
ms consultants, inc., contract compliance #34-6546916 (expiring July 26, 2005) was selected in accordance with Chapter 329 of the City Code that governs professional service contracts.
The original contract amount was for $965,000.00. The total for this modification is $1,351,464.45. The total of all modifications is $2,201,464.45. The total contract amount, including all modifications, is $3,166,464.45.
All funding needed for this contract modification exists in the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund. There is $371,541.42 currently in the Morse Road Area Investment project; the balance, $979,923.03, is transferred from the Land Assemblange project within the fund to the Morse Road project within this ordinance. As a prerequisite for future Special Income Tax Fund certifications in lieu of a 2003 bond sale, the division must exhaust all its available cash within the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund.
Emergency action is requested to keep the project on schedule.
Title
To authorize the City Auditor to transfer $979,923.03 between projects within the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund; to authorize the Public Service Director to modify and increase the contract with "ms consultants, inc." for the preparation of construction plans for the Morse Road Phase II - Karl Road to Cleveland Avenue project for the Transportation Division; to authorize the expenditure of $1,351,464.45 or so much thereof as may be needed from the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund and to declare an emergency. ($1,351,464.45)
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WHEREAS, Contract EA031203-002 was authorized by Ordinance 1193-2001 passed July 9, 2001, executed July 20, 2001, and approved by the City Attorney on July 25, 2001; and
WHEREAS, Contract EA031203-002 was modified by Ordinance 1170-2002 passed July 15, 2002, executed August 20, 2002, and approved by the City Attorney on August 27, 2002; and
WHEREAS, "ms consultants, inc." has successfully completed most of the design for the Morse Road Phase I - Indianola Avenue to Karl Road project; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to modify this contract to increase the scope of services as per the Morse Road Preliminary Engineering Source Document for the project; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the transfer of monies between projects within the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund for the project to proceed; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Public Service Department, Transportation Division, in that the contract must be modified and increased in a timely manner so that the design 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 sum of $979,923.03 be transferred between projects within 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 6682 as follows:
TRANSFER FROM:
project #/ project/ OCA code/ amount
590108/ Land Assemblage/ $979,923.03
Total Transfer From: $979,923.03
TRANSFER TO:
project #/ project/ OCA code/ amount
530052/ Morse Road Area Investment/ 644385/ $979,923.03
Total Transfer To: $979,923.03
SECTION 2. That the Public Service Director be and hereby is authorized to modify and increase Contract EA031203-002 with "ms consultants, inc.", 2221 Schrock Road, Columbus, OH 43229-1547 by $1,351,464.45 to prepare construction plans for the Morse Road Phase II-Karl Road to Cleveland Avenue project in accordance with the Morse Road Preliminary Engineering Source Document on file in the office of the Public Service Director.
SECTION 3. That for the purpose of paying the cost of the contract modification, the sum of $1,351,464.45 or so much thereof as may be necessary, 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 6682, OCA Code 644385 and Project 530052.
SECTION 4. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made 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.