Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to modify a professional services contract with ms consultants, inc. to add additional funds for design of the Roadway - Gender Road - Winchester Pike to Brice Road project.
The City of Columbus, Department of Public Service, in engaged in a study to develop a plan for improvements to the Gender Road corridor from Winchester Pike to Brice Road and a portion of Brice Road between Gender Road and Chantry Drive to meet the terminus of the I-70 Far East Freeway project. The project includes transportation and traffic research, traffic analysis, and a feasibility study to result in a program of fundable transportation infrastructure projects to improve safety, implement complete street improvements, and accommodate future development.
Ordinance 0064-2022 authorized the Director of Public Service to enter into a professional services contract with ms consultants, inc. for the Roadway - Gender Road - Winchester Pike to Brice Road project. This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to modify the contract in the amount of $100,000.00.
1.1 Amount of additional funds to be expended: $100,000.00
The original contract amount: $350,000.00 (PO311328, Ord. 0064-2022)
The total of Modification No. 1: $100,000.00 (This Ordinance)
The contract amount including all modifications: $450,000.00
1.2 Reasons additional goods/services could not be foreseen:
The original contract was to complete a feasibility study. After working through the feasibility study it was determined this project would make a good MORPC grant funding application and additional work would need to be done. This modification will allow for the additional work needed in order to complete the MORPC grant screening application and funding application.
1.3 Reason other procurement processes are not used:
The consultant has already begun work on the ap...
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