Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into contract with Complete General Construction Company for the Signals - N. 4th Street Ph 1 project and to provide payment for construction, construction administration and inspection services.
This contract includes replacing and upgrading the signals along N. 4th Street at five intersections: N. 4th Street with E. 1st Avenue, E. 2nd Avenue, E. 5th Avenue, E. 7th Avenue, and E. 17th Avenue This includes new signal poles, controllers, wiring, radar detection, poles, incidental lighting, power distribution, storm sewer, water, 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.
Ordinance 2018-2024 authorized the Director of Public Service to submit applications for the Local Transportation Improvement Program and State Capital Improvement Program and to execute project agreements for approved projects; authorized the Director of Public Service and the Director of Finance and Management to submit loan documents and borrow money from the Ohio Public Works Commission for projects as awarded under the State Capital Improvement Program; authorized the Director of Finance and Management and City Auditor, as appropriate, to sign for funding use certification, local match availability, and to certify loan portion repayment for the Signals - N. 4th Street Ph 1.
The estimated Notice to Proceed date is June 24, 2026. The project was let by the Office of Support Services through Vendor Services and Bid Express. Two bids were received on May 5, 2026, (both majority) and tabulated as follows:
Company Name Bid Amount City/State Majority/ODI Certification
Complete General Construction Company $3,576,570.20 Columbus, OH Majority
Danbert Electric Corp $3,591,651.51 Plain City, OH Majority
Award is to be made to Complete General Construction Company as the lowest responsive and responsible and best bidder for their bid of $3,576,570.20. The amount of construction administration and inspection services will be $429,188.42. The total legislated amount is $4,005,758.62.
As part of their bid Complete General Construction Company has proposed the following subcontractors to work on the project:
Company Name City/State Majority/ODI Certification
Harris & Heavener Excavating, Inc. Reynoldsburg, Ohio MAJ
Griffin Pavement Striping, LLC Columbus, Ohio MAJ
Strawser Paving Co., Inc. Columbus, Ohio MAJ
A & A Safety, Inc. Amelia, Ohio MAJ
2. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE INFORMATION
The contract compliance number for Complete General Construction Company is 6056 and expires 10/17/27.
3. PRE-QUALIFICATION STATUS
Complete General Construction Company 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
Partial funding for this contract is budgeted, available, and appropriated in the amount of $1,724,526.62 within Fund 2265, the Street Construction Maintenance and Repair Fund.
Additional funding for this project is a reimbursable expense of $2,281,232.00 within the OPWC Grants and Loans Fund, Fund 7763, Grant #G592602 (Signals - N. 4th Street Phase I CC16AC). Funds need to be appropriated.
5. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
Emergency action is requested to expedite this contract so that upcoming signal projects may be governed by updated standards, policies, and practices, enhancing the safety of the traveling public.
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To appropriate funds within the OPWC Grants and Loans Fund; to authorize the Director of Public Service to enter into contract with Complete General Construction Company for the Signals - N. 4th Street Ph 1 project; to authorize the expenditure of up to $4,005,758.62 from the Street Construction Maintenance and Repair Fund and the OPWC Grants and Loans Fund for the project; to repay any unused grant funds at the end of the grant period; and to declare an emergency. ($4,005,758.62)
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WHEREAS, the Department of Public Service is engaged in the Signals - N. 4th Street Ph 1 project; and
WHEREAS, the work for this project consists of replacing and upgrading the signals along N. 4th Street at five intersections: N. 4th Street with E. 1st Avenue, E. 2nd Avenue, E. 5th Avenue, E. 7th Avenue, and E. 17th Avenue This includes new signal poles, controllers, wiring, radar detection, poles, incidental lighting, power distribution, storm sewer, water; 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, Complete General Construction Company will be awarded the contract for the Signals - N. 4th Street Ph 1 project; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Service requires funding to be available for the Signals - N. 4th Street Ph 1 project for construction expense along with construction administration and inspection services; and
WHEREAS, the OPWC Grants and Loans Fund will be used to pay for a portion of this project; and
WHEREAS, funds must be appropriated within the OPWC Grants and Loans Fund; 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 Complete General Construction Company to ensure the safety of the travelling public and so that upcoming signal projects may be governed by updated standards, policies, and practices, 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 from the unappropriated monies and from all monies estimated to come into said fund from any and all sources and unappropriated for any other purpose during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2026, the sum of $2,281,232.00 is appropriated in Fund 7763 (OPWC Grants and Loans Fund), Dept-Div 5912 (Design and Construction), Grant G592602 (Signals - N. 4th Street Phase I CC16AC), in Object Class 06 (Capital Outlay) per the account codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 2. That the Director of Public Service be and is hereby authorized to enter into a construction services contract with Complete General Construction Company, 1221 East Fifth Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43219, for the Signals - N. 4th Street Ph 1 project in the amount of up to $3,576,570.20 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 $429,188.42.
SECTION 3. That the expenditure of $1,724,526.62, 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 4. That the expenditure of $2,281,232.00, or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized in Fund 7763 (OPWC Grants and Loans Fund), Dept-Div 5912 (Design and Construction), in Object Class 06 (Capital Outlay) per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 5. 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 6. 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 7. 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 that the project has been completed and the monies are no longer required for said project.
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.