Explanation:
Background: This legislation authorizes the City to enter into a contract in an amount up to $500,523.35 for the Karl Road at Dublin-Granville Road project and to pay construction inspection costs up to $63,945.00. This project adds a right turn lane to the intersection and improves access control by constructing a median south of Dublin-Granville Road in front of the service road to help enforce the posted no right turn restriction onto Karl Road from that service road. The Notice to Proceed is estimated to be issued in June 2005. This project has been given 120 calendar days for completion. The project was advertised in the Columbus City Bulletin and Dodge Reports and by the Builders Exchange and was let by the Transportation Division. Nineteen bidders/suppliers were solicited (19 majority, 2 minority) and 4 bids were received (4 majority) and tabulated on February 17, 2005 as follows:
Bidder / Bid Amount/Status
Decker Construction Company / $500,523.35/ Majority
Complete General Construction Company / $577,811.44/ Majority
Double Z Construction / $627,777.53/ Majority
Trucco Construction Company, Incorporated / $635,303.49/ Majority
The Transportation Division recommends the bid award to Decker Construction Company, cc#31-0983557 (expires July 7, 2006), as the lowest, best, most responsive and most responsible bidder.
Fiscal Impact: The Transportation Division budgeted $550,000 in the 2004 Capital Improvements Budget for miscellaneous intersection improvements. This ordinance authorizes and expenditure of $564,468.35. Most of the funding for this project ($535,272.46) is available within the existing line items in the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund. This ordinance transfers the difference ($29,195.89) to this project from the Spring Sandusky Interchange project.
Emergency action is requested to allow construction to commence in June 2005.
Title
To authorize the transfer of $29,195.89 between projects within the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund; to authorize the Public Service Director to enter into a contract with Decker Construction Company for the Karl Road at Dublin-Granville Road project for the Transportation Division; to authorize the expenditure of $564,468.35 from the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($564,468.35).
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WHEREAS, bids were received and tabulated on February 17, 2005 for the Karl Road at Dublin-Granville Road project and a satisfactory bid has been received; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to provide for construction inspection costs; and
WHEREAS, the Transportation Division recommends acceptance of the lowest, best, most responsive and most responsible bid submitted by Decker Construction Company; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Transportation Division, Public Service Department, in that the contract should be awarded immediately so that construction can commence in June, 2005, 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 intrafund transfer of $29,195.89 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 No. / Project / Object Level One/Object Level Three Codes / OCA Code
530034 / Spring Sandusky Interchange / 06/6600 / 644385
Total Transfer From: $29,195.89
TRANSFER TO
Project No. / Project / Object Level One/Object Level Three Codes / OCA Code
530086 / Miscellaneous Intersection Improvements / 06/6631 / 644385
Total Transfer To: $29,195.89
SECTION 2. That the Public Service Director be and hereby is authorized to enter into contract in the amount of $500,523.35 with Decker Construction Company, 3040 McKinley Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43204 for the Karl Road at Dublin-Granville Road project for the Transportation Division.
SECTION 3. That the expenditure of $564,468.35 or so much thereof as may be necessary be and hereby is authorized 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 530086 for said contract cost and related construction inspection expenses.
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.