Explanation
Background: This legislation authorizes the public Service Director to increase the expenditure amount by $588,000.00 for the Guaranteed Maximum Cost Agreement with the Capital Crossroads Special Improvement District for the implementation of the Downtown Wayfinding Signage Program within the City's Downtown District. Previously, ordinance 1468-2006, adopted October 16, 2006, provided $250,000.00 funding for the pedestrian and parking components of the Downtown Wayfinding Signage Program. An additional $588,000.00 of Federal Highway Funding for the vehicular components of the program was being applied by the Capital Crossroads SID to MORPC. MORPC declined to fund any new projects for Federal Highway Funding. Because of this, the City's Downtown Streetscape Program will now fully fund the $838,000.00 project with the passage of the ordinance.
This contract will provide funding for the fabrication and installation of pedestrian map directories in sidewalk kiosks, public parking identification signs, parking directional signs and vehicular directional signs. The Capital Crossroads SID has secured the services of a project manager for the duration of the implementation of the wayfinding program. Capital Crossroads is providing a maintenance fund and, through a combination of Capital Crossroads staff and contracts with licensed sign erectors, will maintain all wayfinding signs throughout the downtown, at no cost to the City.
More information is contained on the attached Detailed Project Description document. The Development Department has identified and negotiated this Agreement and the Public Service Department will enter into contract and administer the Agreement. The formal competitive bidding requirements of Chapter 329 of the City Code are being waived for the procurement of engineering and construction services pursuant to this Guaranteed Maximum Cost Agreement.
Fiscal Impact: This expense is budgeted in the 1995, 1999, 2004 Voted Streets and Highways Fund, Fund 704, Downtown Streetscape project.
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To authorize the Public Service Director to increase an existing Guaranteed Maximum Cost Agreement with the Capital Crossroads Special Improvement District for the implementation of the Downtown Wayfinding Signage Program for the Transportation Division, to waive the competitive bidding requirements of the Columbus City Codes, 1959, and to authorize the expenditure of an additional $588,000.00 to be added to the $250,000.00 already authorized in ordinance 1468-2006 for a total project cost of $838,000.00 from the Voted 1995, 1999, 2004 Streets and Highways Fund. ($588,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the need exists to increase the amount of a Guaranteed Maximum Cost Agreement for the implementation of the Downtown Wayfinding Signage Program, and
WHEREAS, the City, Capitol South, the Capital Crossroads Special Improvement District, Experience Columbus and the Columbus Downtown Development Corporation has previously funded the design development of the Downtown Wayfinding Signage Program, and
WHEREAS, the Capital Crossroads Special Improvement District has secured the services of a project manager for the duration of the implementation of the wayfinding program; and
WHEREAS, the Capital Crossroads Special Improvement District is establishing a maintenance fund and, through a combination of Capital Crossroads staff and contracts with licensed sign erectors, will maintain all wayfinding signs throughout the downtown, at no cost to the City; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the city to waive the formal competitive bidding requirements of the Columbus City Code, 1959, and that this agreement be awarded in accordance with Section 186 of the Columbus City Charter, now, therefore;
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Public Service Director be and is hereby authorized to increase by $588,000.00 the amount of an existing Guaranteed Maximum Cost Agreement with the Capital Crossroads Special Improvement District for the implementation of the Downtown Wayfinding Signage Program for the Transportation Division to total $838,000.00 for this agreement pursuant to Section 186 of the Columbus City Charter.
SECTION 2. That in accordance with Section 329.27 of the Columbus City Code, City Council has determined that it is in the best interest of the City of Columbus that the formal competitive bidding requirements of Chapter 329 be and are hereby waived for the procurement of engineering and construction services pursuant to this Guaranteed Maximum Cost Agreement.
SECTION 3. That an additional expenditure of $588,000.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary be and is hereby authorized and approved as follows:
Division/ Fund / OCA Code / O.L. 1 Code / O.L. 3 Code / Project No. / Project Title / Amount
59-09/ 704 / 530801 / 06 / 6631/ 530801 / Downtown Streetscape Improvements / $588,000.00
SECTION 4. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.