Explanation
This legislation authorizes the Public Service Director to enter into a $47,000.00 Guaranteed Maximum Cost Agreement with Capitol South Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation for design development and budgeting for future implementation of a Downtown Wayfinding Signage program within the City's Downtown District. This contract will examine the existing vehicular wayfinding signage conditions in the public right-of-way as well as the potential for adding to the existing vehicular wayfinding signage. These potential improvements would coordinate with the Capital Crossroads Special Improvement District's efforts to implement pedestrian wayfinding signage along High Street. 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 Voted Streets and Highways Fund, Fund 704, Downtown Streetscapes project.
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To authorize the Public Service Director to enter into a Guaranteed Maximum Cost Agreement with Capitol South Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation for design development and budgeting for future implementation of a Downtown Wayfinding Signage program within the City's Downtown District for the Transportation Division; to waive the competitive bidding requirements of the Columbus City Code, 1959, and to authorize the expenditure of $47,000.00 from the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund. ($47,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the need exists to enter into a Guaranteed Maximum Cost Agreement for design development and budgeting for future implementation of a Downtown Wayfinding Signage program within the City's Downtown District; and
WHEREAS, design development is necessary to determine the extent of the wayfinding signage needs in the City's Downtown District; and
WHEREAS, design development and budgeting will set the ground work for implementation of a Downtown Wayfinding signage program that will enhance the pedestrian, residential and retail environment in coordination with the Capital Crossroads Special Improvement District; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests 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 hereby is authorized to enter into a Guaranteed Maximum Cost Agreement with Capitol South Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation for design development and budgeting for future implementation of a Downtown Wayfinding Signage program within the City's Downtown District for the Transportation Division in the amount of $47,000.00 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 interests of the City of Columbus that the formal competitive bidding requirements of Chapter 329 be and hereby are waived for the procurement of engineering and construction services pursuant to this Guaranteed Maximum Cost Agreement.
SECTION 3. That the expenditure of $47,000.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary be and hereby is authorized and approved from Fund 704, the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund, Department 59-09, Transportation Division, Object Level One Code 06, Object Level Three Code 6631, OCA Code 530801 and Project 530801.
SECTION 4. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.