City of Columbus - File #: 1586-2004

• File #: 1586-2004
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/1/2004
• In control: Safety Committee
• On agenda: 9/13/2004
• Final action: 9/15/2004
• Title: To authorize the City Attorney to execute those documents necessary to enter into agreements, severally, with individual appraisers Henry Halas, Edwin Merrell, and Brian Barnes for professional services necessary to the Hard Road Phase C Improvement Project, and to the extent it may be applicable, to waive the process for awarding professional service contracts exceeding twenty thousand dollars, but not exceeding fifty thousand dollars, as relates to this transaction only and to declare an emergency. (City Code 329.11).

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/15/2004	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
9/14/2004	1	MAYOR	Signed
9/13/2004	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
9/13/2004	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
9/10/2004	1	Atty Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
9/10/2004	1	City Clerk's Office	Sent back for Clarification/Correction
9/10/2004	1	Atty Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
9/2/2004	1	Atty Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/2/2004	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Disapproved
9/2/2004	1	Atty Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/2/2004	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
9/2/2004	1	Atty Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
9/1/2004	1	Atty Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/1/2004	1	Atty Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved

Explanation

Background: The City of Columbus, in cooperation with the State of Ohio and the Federal Highway Administration, is engaged in the widening and improvement of Hard Road from Sawmill Road to State Route 315. The City is currently preparing for construction of the second phase of this three-phase project. This phase, Phase C, running from Linworth Road to State Route 315, will widen certain sections of Hard Road from two lanes to five lanes, constructed raised traffic medians, provide street lighting, and construct various other improvements. Ordinance 1051-2004, July 19, 2004was passed by City Council to provide additional funding and to authorize the City Attorney to contract for professional services, including the hiring of independent appraisers, necessary for the acquisition of the remaining parcels. Right-of-way acquisition is to be completed by Fall of 2005, and therefore for this project it is in the best interest of the City to hire more than one appraiser whose past performance with the City has displayed a high level of competence, an excellent quality of work and a consistent success in meeting similar narrow deadlines And who are ODOT's list of qualified appraisers and are available to do the work during the months of September and October. Appraisers in the Columbus area on ODOT's qualified list were contacted and of those contacted; four appraisers indicated they meet the time frames required for the project. For three of the appraisers the total cost of appraising the parcels assigned exceeds $20,000.00, but does not exceed $50,000.00. Three independent appraisers have submitted qualifications and time frame proposals that meet the aforementioned criteria. It is therefore necessary, to the extent it may be applicable, to request that City Council waive the process for awarding professional service contracts exceeding twenty thousand dollars, but not exceeding fifty thousand dollars, as relates to this transaction only.

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