Explanation
Background: Ordinance 2290-1999 passed by City Council October 4, 1999 authorized a $275,679.00 contract with Korda/Nemeth Engineering, Incorporated, to design the Group 11 Intersection Improvements project that consists of five (5) intersections. This design work is complete but funding for construction has not been available.
The Development Department has received complaints by businesses near one of these intersections, Wilson Road at Roberts Road, regarding increasing rush hour congestion. The current design adds a left turn lane that will ease the congestion. Additional funds are needed to separate the plans for this intersection from the other four intersections included in Group 11 so that this intersection can be constructed in the near term. Necessary additional design work is estimated to cost $6,200.00. Once completed the Development Department has identified funds for its construction.
Korda/Nemeth's contract compliance number is 31-0922991 and expires July 25, 2005. This is the first modification of this contract.
Fiscal Impact: The Transportation Division budgeted $1 million in the 2004 Capital Improvement Budget for Economic and Community Development. Approximately $700,000 has been expended or encumbered to date for various Economic and Community Development projects. The remaining funds are expected to be expended under authority of pending ordinances. This ordinance authorizes an expenditure of $6,200.00 and this amount is being transferred within the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund from the Urban Infrastructure (UIRF) project.
Emergency action is requested to allow construction to commence on the intersection of Wilson Road and Roberts Road during the 2005 construction season.
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To authorize the transfer of $6,200.00 between projects within the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund; to authorize the Public Service Director to modify an existing design contract with Korda/Nemeth Engineering, Incorporated, for the Group 11 Intersection Improvements project for the Transportation Division; to authorize the expenditure of $6,200.00 from the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($6,200.00)
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WHEREAS, design work for the Group 11 Intersection Improvements project has been completed but funding for construction has not been available; and
WHEREAS, the Development Department has been contacted by several businesses near the Wilson Road and Roberts Road intersection and request this design and construction move forward; and
WHEREAS, the Development Department has identified funds for construction in order to retain these businesses within Columbus' corporate boundaries; and
WHEREAS, the design of this intersection's improvements needs to be separated from the other four intersections included in Group 11 project to be stand-alone plans; and
WHEREAS, the current Group 11 Intersection Improvements design contract must be modified and increased by $6,200.00 to expand the scope of work to account for this separation; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Transportation Division, Public Service Department, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the design contract modification to allow construction to commence during the 2005 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 transfer of $6,200.00 between projects within Fund 704, the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund, Department No. 59-09, Transportation Division, be and hereby is authorized as follows:
TRANSFER FROM:
Project Number / Project / Object Level 01/03 Codes / OCA Code
440005 / Urban Infrastructure / 06/6600 / 644385
Total Transfer From: $6,200.00
TRANSFER TO:
Project Number / Project / Object Level 01/03 Codes / OCA Code
590415 / Economic Development / 06/6682/ 644385
Total Transfer To: $6,200.00
SECTION 2. That the Public Service Director be and hereby is authorized to modify the existing Group 11 Intersections Improvement project design contract (EA012998-002) with Korda/Nemeth Engineering, Incorporated, 1650 Watermark Drive, Suite 200, Columbus, Ohio 43215 to expand the scope of work and cause separate plans for the Wilson Road and Roberts Road intersection improvement to be made.
SECTION 3. That the expenditure of $6,200.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary for this purpose, 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 590415 (Economic Development).
SECTION 4. 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.