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File #: 1473-2019    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 5/22/2019 In control: Public Service & Transportation Committee
On agenda: 6/10/2019 Final action: 6/14/2019
Title: To appropriate funds within the Federal Transportation Grants Fund; to authorize the Director of Public Service to enter into contract with Gudenkauf Corporation for the Signal Installation - Columbus Traffic Signal System Phase E PID 99733 Re-Bid project; to authorize the expenditure of up to $927,057.60 from the Information Services Taxable Debt Fund and up to $12,593,257.09 from the Federal Transportation Grants Fund for the Signal Installation - Columbus Traffic Signal System Phase E PID 99733 Re-Bid Project; and to declare an emergency. ($13,520,314.69)
Attachments: 1. 1473-2019 Legislation Template
Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into contract with Gudenkauf Corporation for the Signal Installation - Columbus Traffic Signal System Phase E PID 99733 Re-Bid project and to provide payment for construction, construction administration and inspection services.

This contract includes installing messenger wire, conduit, pullboxes, fiber optic cable, Ethernet switches, traffic flow monitors, and communication cabinets to migrate the Columbus traffic signal system to the new traffic signal system. The limits of the project are throughout Franklin County and southern Delaware County with 95 miles of fiber optic cable to be installed to connect 215 traffic signals. Some of the major corridors include South High Street, Hilliard-Rome Road, and New Albany Road. Work will also be done in the Polaris and Easton shopping regions.

The estimated Notice to Proceed date is June 28, 2019. The project was let by the Office of Support Services through Vendor Services and Bid Express. One bid was received on May 16, 2019, and tabulated as follows:

Company Name Bid Amount City/State Majority/MBE/FBE
Gudenkauf Corporation $12,291,195.17 Columbus, Ohio Majority

Award is to be made to Gudenkauf Corporation as the lowest responsive, responsible and best bidder for their bid of $12,291,195.17. The amount of construction administration and inspection services will be $1,229,119.52. The total legislated amount is $13,520,314.69.

Searches in the System for Award Management (Federal) and the Findings for Recovery list (State) produced no findings against Gudenkauf Corporation.

2. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE INFORMATION
The contract compliance number for Gudenkauf Corporation is CC004454 and expires 2/26/20.

3. PRE-QUALIFICATION STATUS
Gudenkauf Corporation and all proposed subcontractors have met code requirements with respect to pre-qualification ...

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