Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into a professional services contract with HNTB Ohio, Inc. in an amount of up to $500,000.00 for the Signals-Downtown Special Event Transportation Management Plan project.
This intent of this project is to provide the City of Columbus, Department of Public Service with the engineering, surveying, and technical expertise required to implement the Signals-Downtown Special Event Transportation Management Plan. The City will work with the HNTB Ohio, Inc. team to collaborate with local stakeholders and develop a comprehensive plan for major events in the Arena District Area. The study will evaluate existing conditions across all travel modes, parking inventory, and safety requirements to design effective ingress/egress operational and communication strategies. Ultimately, the finalized plan will serve as a centralized resource for the City and its stakeholders, offering scalable guidelines based on attendance sizes and specific coordination protocols for multi-venue activations.
The Department of Public Service, Office of Support Services, solicited Requests for Proposals for the Signals-Downtown Special Event Transportation Management Plan. The project was formally advertised on the Vendor Services and Bonfire web sites from July 15, 2026, to August 12, 2026. The city received three (3) responses. All proposals were deemed responsive and were fully evaluated when the Evaluation Committee met on August 21, 2026. The responding firms were:
Company Name City/State Majority/MBE/WBE/VET/EBE/LGBTBE/SLBE
HNTB Ohio, Inc. Columbus, OH MAJ
Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. Columbus, OH MAJ
Langan Engineering & Columbus, OH MAJ
Environmental Services LLC
HNTB Ohio, Inc. received the highest score by the evaluation committee and will be awarded the Signals-Downtown Special Event Transportation Management Plan contract.
Searches in the Excluded Party List System (Federal) and the Findings for Recovery list (State) produced no findings against HNTB Ohio, Inc.
The certification of HNTB Ohio, Inc. and all associated subcontractors was in good standing at the time the bid was awarded.
As part of their bid HNTB Ohio, Inc. has proposed the following 3 subcontractors to work on the project:
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Company Name |
City/State |
Majority/ODI Certification |
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Heart & Hunter Inc. |
Columbus, Ohio |
MAJ |
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Evans, Mechwart, Hambleton & Tilton, Inc. Columbus, Ohio |
MAJ |
|
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Cityfi |
Buffalo, NY |
MAJ |
2. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE
HNTB Ohio, Inc.’s contract compliance number is CC008025 and expires 4/8/2028.
3. FISCAL IMPACT
Funding for this contract is available and appropriated within Fund 6500, the Mobility Operating Fund.
Title
To authorize the Director of Public Service to enter into a professional services contract with HNTB Ohio, Inc. for the Signals-Downtown Special Event Transportation Management Plan project; and to authorize the expenditure of up to $500,000.00 from the Mobility Operating Fund to pay for this contract. ($500,000.00)
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WHEREAS, there is a need to enter into a professional services contract to provide for additional resources that are necessary to perform various professional engineering, survey, and technical expertise for the department to implement the Signals-Downtown Special Event Transportation Management Plan project; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Service, Office of Support Services, solicited Requests for Proposals for the Signals-Downtown Special Event Transportation Management Plan project; and
WHEREAS, HNTB Ohio, Inc. submitted the best overall proposal for this project; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to enter into a contract with HNTB Ohio, Inc. for the provision of professional engineering consulting services described above in the amount of up to $500,000.00; and
WHEREAS, it has become necessary in the usual daily operation for the City to enter into a contract with HNTB Ohio, Inc. for the provision of professional engineering consulting services described above; and now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of Public Service be, and hereby is, authorized to enter into a professional services contract with HNTB Ohio, Inc.at 65 E. State St, Suite 2100, Columbus, OH 43215, for the Signals-Downtown Special Event Transportation Management Plan project in an amount up to $500,000.00.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $500,000.00, or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized in Fund 6500 (Mobility Operating Fund), Subfund 650001 (Mobility Enterprise), Dept-Div 5906 (Public Service - Mobility and Parking Services), in Object Class 03 (Services) per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 3. Funds are hereby deemed appropriated and expenditures and transfers authorized to carry out the purposes of this ordinance and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 4. 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 ordinance.
SECTION 5. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized to transfer the unencumbered balance in a project account to the unallocated balance account within the same fund upon receipt of certification by the Director of the Department administering said project that the project has been completed and the monies are no longer required for said project.
SECTION 6. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.