Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into professional services contracts with EMH&T (Evans, Mechwart, Hambleton & Tilton) in the amount of up to $350,000.00 for the Design Manual - Roadside Design project.
The intent of this project is to provide the City of Columbus, Department of Public Service, Department Design Memos covering specific sections of chapters for eventual inclusion in a Public Service Design Manual at a later date. The upcoming iteration will focus on Roadside Design, including clear zone calculations, Urban Lateral Clear Zone usage, Safety Edge investigation, and acceptable roadside cross sections for SCD 2130 constraints. We also aim to establish a standard street naming typology for memos and design standards.
The Department of Public Service, Office of Support Services, solicited Requests for Proposals for the Design Manual - Roadside Design contract. The project was formally advertised on the Vendor Services and Bonfire web sites from September 20, 2023, to October 18, 2023. The
City received two (2) responses. Both proposals were deemed responsive and were fully evaluated when the Evaluation Committee met on October 25, 2023. The responding firms were:
Company Name City/State Majority/ODI Certification
EMH&T Columbus, OH MAJ
Toole Design Group, LLC Columbus, OH WBE
EMH&T received the highest score by the evaluation committee and will be awarded the Design Manual - Roadside Design contract.
Searches in the Excluded Party List System (Federal) and the Findings for Recovery list (State) produced no findings against EMH&T.
EMH&T’s certification was in good standing at the time the bid was awarded.
As part of their bid EMH&T has proposed the following subcontractors to work on the project:
Company Name City/State Majority/ODI Certification
2LMN, Inc. Columbus, Ohio MBE
Dynotec Columbus, Ohio...
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