Explanation
This legislation authorizes the Public Service Director to enter into a contract for the Main Street Wheelchair Ramps project in accordance with plans, specifications, and estimates for the improvement. This project will provide for the construction of 88 curb ramps on Main Street between the Bexley and Whitehall corporation limits and between the Whitehall and Reynoldsburg corporation limits. This project also includes retrofitting 19 compliant curb ramps with detectable warning features. This project is necessary to construct the required curb ramps in advance of a joint ODOT/City urban paving project scheduled for 2004. ODOT requires that the local municipality construct the curb ramps at 100% local cost. This project was advertised on-line on the City Bulletin web-page. In addition, bids were solicited from ten vendors. Five bids were opened on November 13, 2003, and were tabulated as follows:
Contractor / Bid Amount
Shelly and Sands, Inc. $244,101.30
Miller Pavement Maintenance $271,496.86
McDaniels Construction Corp. $292,213.39*
Columbus Asphalt Paving $334,567.78
Decker Construction Company $349,722.13
*MBE
The Transportation Division recommends the bid award to Shelly and Sands, Inc., in the amount of $244,101.30, Contract Compliance Number 31-4351261 (expires January 28, 2005) as the lowest, best, most responsive, and most responsible bidder. This legislation also authorizes expenditure for construction inspection costs up to $25,000.00.
Funds are budgeted in the Resurfacing project within the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund.
Emergency action is requested for immediate execution of the construction contract for the earliest possible start of construction so that the improvement may be completed by May 14, 2004.
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To authorize the Public Service Director to enter into a contract with Shelly and Sands, Inc. for the Main Street Wheelchair Ramps project for the Transportation Division; to authorize the expenditure of $269,101.30 from the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($269,101.30)
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WHEREAS, bids were received and tabulated on November 13, 2003 for the Main Street Wheelchair Ramps project; and
WHEREAS, a satisfactory and responsible bid was received; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to provide funds for construction inspection costs; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Public Service Department, Transportation Division, in that the contract should be awarded immediately 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 Public Service Director be and hereby is authorized to enter into a contract with Shelly and Sands, Inc., 1515 Harmon Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43216 for the Main Street Wheelchair Ramps project in the amount of $244,101.30 in accordance with the plans and specifications on file in the office of the City Engineer, which are hereby approved, and to provide for necessary construction inspection costs up to a maximum of $25,000.00.
SECTION 2. That for the purpose of paying the cost of the Main Street Wheelchair Ramps project contract and inspection costs, the sum of $269,101.30 or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby 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 530282.
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.