Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into contract with Danbert, Inc. for the Downtown Signal Conduit Replacement Phase 1 project and to provide payment for construction, construction administration and inspection services.
This contract includes upgrading the conduit bank system on Grant Avenue from Gay Street to Long Street, and then on Long Street from Grant Avenue to Jefferson Avenue. This involves replacing the conduit bank, 144 strand fiber optic interconnect cable and pull boxes. Also, this includes tying in the interconnect service cables to the signalized cabinets at the intersections of Gay Street, Grant Avenue, Cleveland Avenue, Washington Avenue, and Jefferson Avenue; and other work as may be necessary to complete the contract in accordance with the plans and specifications set forth in the Bid Submittal Documents.
The estimated Notice to Proceed date is December 5, 2025. The project was let by the Office of Support Services through Vendor Services and Bid Express. Two bids were received on October 16, 2025, (both majority) and tabulated as follows:
Company Name Bid Amount City/State Majority/ODI Cert.
Danbert, Inc. $1,076,445.15 Plain City, OH Majority
Complete General Construction Co. $1,397,490.38 Columbus, OH Majority
Award is to be made to Danbert, Inc. as the lowest responsive and responsible and best bidder for their bid of $1,076,445.15. The amount of construction administration and inspection services will be $107,644.52. The total legislated amount is $1,184,089.67.
Searches in the System for Award Management (Federal) and the Findings for Recovery list (State) produced no findings against Danbert, Inc.
As part of their bid Danbert, Inc. has proposed the following subcontractors to work on the project:
Company Name City/State Majority/ODI Certification
Danbert Electrical Corporation Plain City, Ohio MAJ
Strawser Paving Co, Inc. Columbus, Ohio MAJ
Decker Construction Company Columbus, Ohio MAJ
A & A Safety, Inc. Amelia, Ohio MAJ
Garcia Surveyors, Inc. Columbus, Ohio MBE
2. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE INFORMATION
The contract compliance number for Danbert, Inc. is CC4618 and expires 1/18/26.
3. PRE-QUALIFICATION STATUS
Danbert, Inc. and all proposed subcontractors have met code requirements with respect to pre-qualification, pursuant to relevant sections of Columbus City Code Chapter 329.
4. FISCAL IMPACT
Funding for this contract is budgeted, available, and appropriated within Fund 2265, the Street Construction Maintenance and Repair Fund.
5. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
Emergency action is requested in order to complete needed improvements and upgrades to the existing traffic signal system at the earliest possible time to ensure the safety of the travelling public.
Title
To authorize the Director of Public Service to enter into contract with Danbert, Inc. for the Downtown Signal Conduit Replacement Phase 1 project; to authorize the expenditure of up to $1,184,089.67 from the Street Construction Maintenance and Repair Fund for the project; and to declare an emergency. ($1,184,089.67)
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WHEREAS, the Department of Public Service is engaged in the Downtown Signal Conduit Replacement Phase 1 project; and
WHEREAS, the work for this project consists of upgrading the conduit bank system on Grant Avenue from Gay Street to Long Street, and then on Long Street from Grant Avenue to Jefferson Avenue. This involves replacing the conduit bank, 144 strand fiber optic interconnect cable and pull boxes. Also, this includes tying in the interconnect service cables to the signalized cabinets at the intersections of Gay Street, Grant Avenue, Cleveland Avenue, Washington Avenue, and Jefferson Avenue; and other work as may be necessary to complete the contract in accordance with the plans and specifications set forth in the Bid Submittal Documents; and
WHEREAS, Danbert, Inc. will be awarded the contract for the Downtown Signal Conduit Replacement Phase 1 project; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Service requires funding to be available for the Downtown Signal Conduit Replacement Phase 1 project for construction expense along with construction administration and inspection services; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize an expenditure of up to $1,184,089.67 from the Street Construction Maintenance and Repair Fund for this contract; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Service in that it is immediately necessary to enter into contract with Danbert, Inc. to ensure the safety of the traveling public, all for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; and now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of Public Service be and is hereby authorized to enter into a construction services contract with Danbert, Inc., 8077 Memorial Drive, Plain City, Ohio 43064, for the Downtown Signal Conduit Replacement Phase 1 project in the amount of up to $1,076,445.15 in accordance with the specifications and plans on file in the Office of Support Services, which are hereby approved; and to pay for necessary construction administration and inspection costs associated with the project up to a maximum of $107,644.52.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $1,184,089.67, or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized in Fund 2265 (Street Construction Maintenance and Repair Fund), Dept-Div 5913 (Traffic Management), in Object Class 06 (Capital Outlay) 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 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.