Explanation
Background: This legislation authorizes the City to enter into a contract in an amount up to $676,446.39 for the Seventh Avenue Improvement, Easton Crosswalks and Dog Park at 4th St. & Spring St. projects and to pay construction inspection costs up to $101,466.96. This improvement details construction on Seventh Avenue between 4th and 6th Streets and includes full depth roadway replacement, concrete curb, sidewalk, curb ramps, and a new water line. This bid package also includes the Easton Crosswalks project at the intersection of Easton Loop East and Easton Commons and the Dog Park project at Fourth St. and Spring St.
The Seventh Avenue project will add ΒΌ mile of sidewalk and 26 new curb ramps mainly for the students of Weinland Park Elementary who walk to school. The Easton Crosswalks project will include four added and four retained curb ramps along with the newly striped crosswalks to assist pedestrians crossing Easton Commons to their parking lot.
The Notice to Proceed for these projects is anticipated for August 1, 2008. The construction duration for the projects is 90 days. The projects were let by the Transportation Division and were advertised in the City Bulletin and Dodge Reports and by the Builder's Exchange. Two bids were received on June 5, 2008 (two majority) and tabulated on June 6, 2008 as follows:
Columbus Asphalt Paving, Inc. |
$676,446.39 |
George J. Igel, Co., Inc. |
$763,402.78 |
Award is to be made to Columbus Asphalt Paving, Inc., CC# 31-0857095 (expiration 2/18/10), as the lowest, best, most responsive and most responsible bidder.
Fiscal Impact: Funds in the amount of $598,415.76 are budgeted and available as part of the Urban Infrastructure Program and the Downtown Streetscape Program in the Streets and Highways G.O. Bonds Fund for the Transportation Division. Funds in the amount of $179,497.59 are available in the Waterworks Enlargement Voted Bonds Fund.
Emergency Action: Emergency action is requested so that construction can be completed this season.
Title
To authorize the Public Service Director to enter into a contract for the Transportation Division with Columbus Asphalt Paving, Inc. for construction of the Seventh Avenue Improvement, Easton Crosswalks and Dog Park at 4th St. & Spring St. projects; to authorize the Public Service Director to enter into a Lease Agreement With Maintenance Provisions with the Columbus Downtown Dog Park Association, Inc.; to authorize the expenditure of $179,497.59 from the Waterworks Enlargement Voted Bonds Fund; to authorize the expenditure $598,415.76 from the Streets and Highways G.O. Bonds Fund for the Transportation Division; and to declare an emergency. ($777,913.35)
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WHEREAS, bids were received on June 5, 2008, and tabulated on June 6, 2008, for the Seventh Avenue Improvement, Easton Crosswalks and Dog Park at 4th St. & Spring St. projects; and
WHEREAS, a satisfactory bid has been received; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to provide for construction inspection costs; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to provide for maintenance of the Dog Park facility; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Transportation Division in that the contract should be let immediately so that the work may proceed without delay in order to complete construction this season.; 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 enter into a contract with Columbus Asphalt Paving, Inc., 1196 Technology Drive, Gahanna, Ohio 43230, for the construction of the Seventh Avenue Improvement, Easton Crosswalks and Dog Park at 4th St. & Spring St. projects in the amount of $676,446.39, for the Transportation Division in accordance with the specifications and plans on file in the office of the Director of Public Service, which are hereby approved; to obtain and pay for the necessary inspection costs associated with the projects up to a maximum of $101,469.96.
SECTION 2. That the Public Service Director be and is hereby authorized to enter into a Lease Agreement With Maintenance Provisions with the Columbus Downtown Dog Park Association, Inc.
SECTION 3. That for the purpose of paying the cost of the waterline improvements and associated inspection services, the sum of $179,497.59 or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized to be expended from the Waterworks Enlargement Voted Bonds Fund | Fund 606 | Div. 60-09 | OCA 642900 | Object Level Three 6629 | Project No. 690236.
SECTION 4. That for the purpose of paying the Transportation Division's share of the contract and inspection, the sum of $598,415.76 or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized to be expended from the Streets and Highways G.O. Bonds Fund in the following amounts
Fund Dept./Div OCA O.L.01/O.L.03 Project No. Amount
704 59-09 644385 06/6631 530801 $ 86,429.34
704 59-09 644385 06/6631 440005 $511,986.42
SECTION 5. 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 6. 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 has been completed and the monies are no longer required for said project; except that no transfer shall be so made from a project account funded by monies from more than one source.
SECTION 7. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to establish all of the funds encumbered under this legislation under 59-09 Transportation and the Department of Utilities from the various sources into the separate accounts according to the following chart:
Source/destination |
Contract |
Inspection |
Total |
Water |
$156,084.86 |
$23,412.73 |
$179,497.59 |
Transportation |
$520,361.53 |
$78,054.23 |
$598,415.76 |
Total |
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$676,446.39 |
$101,466.96 |
$777,913.35 |
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SECTION 8. 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.