Explanation
Background:
Proposals were received from four consultant teams on January 13, 2011 as follows:
Status
KKG/Burgess and Niple MAJ
DLZ/EndresWare MAJ
Rosales and Partners MAJ
WXY MAJ
The Evaluation Committee reviewed these proposals based on the specific requirements of the Request For Proposal (RFP) dated November 18, 2010. The teams made presentations to the Evaluation Committee on February 3 and 4, 2011. Based on this, the Committee is recommending the team of KKG/Burgess and Niple/Bridgescape/Leonhardt, Andra and Partner as the firm best able to do the work as described in the RFP.
Recreation and Parks re-interviewed the KKG/Burgess and Niple team, now formally merged as MKSK, Inc. on November 26, 2012 to confirm the commitment to perform the design study. MKSK, Inc. is considered the best responsive bidder due to their prior engineering work completed in 2011 on the downtown bikeway bridge. This prior work involved extensive engineering study of trail connectivity throughout the downtown river corridor. The consultant is also a lead designer on the current Scioto Greenway/Main Street Dam Removal Project, and their ability to combine data from both projects to meet the compressed schedule requirements will provide substantial efficiency and cost savings. The design study deliverables will include a bridge type, alignment, materials, hydraulic modeling and calculations, cost estimate, typical section, and elevations.
Principal Parties:
MKSK, Inc
Brian Kinzelman
462 South Ludlow Alley
Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 621-2796
Emergency Justification:
Recreation and Parks is requesting City Council to designate this ordinance an emergency measure in order to immediately begin the engineering, urban planning, and public involvement required within the project timeframe.
Fiscal Impact:
$121,700.00
Title
To authorize and direct the Director of Recreation and Parks to enter into a contract with MKSK, Inc. for professional design services related to bicycle and pedestrian trail improvements between the east and west banks of the Scioto River from Broad Street to North Bank Park; to authorize the expenditure of $121,700.00 from the Voted Recreation and Parks Bond Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($121,700.00)
Body
WHEREAS, proposals were received by the Recreation and Parks Department on January 13, 2011 for professional design services related to bicycle and pedestrian trail improvements between the east and west banks of the Scioto River; and
WHEREAS, a selection team has recommended MKSK, Inc. for professional design services related to the bicycle and pedestrian trail improvements 2013 design project as the best responsive bidder; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Recreation and Parks, in that it is immediately necessary to contract with MKSK, Inc. for professional design services related to bicycle and pedestrian trail improvements so that design work will be completed in time to begin urban planning and public involvement within project timeframe; NOW, THEREFORE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Director of Recreation and parks be and is hereby authorized to enter into contract with MKSK, Inc. for professional design services related to bicycle and pedestrian trail improvements.
Section 2. That the expenditure of $121,700.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and is hereby authorized as follows to pay the cost thereof.
Recreation and Parks Voted Bond Fund
Fund 702, Project 510316-100025 (Downtown Pedestrian Bridge)
OCA#731625
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Section 3. 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 legislation.
Section 4. That for 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 10 days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.