Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Service to accept the assignment of a contract currently held by Nationwide Children's Hospital with Evans, Mechwhwart, Hambelton, and Tilton (EMH&T) for the Parsons/Livingston Avenue Improvement project and authorizes the Director of Public Service to execute a professional engineering contract modification agreement between the City of Columbus and EMH&T for the Parsons-Livingston Avenue Improvement Project.
Nationwide Children's Hospital previously entered into a professional services contract with EMH&T for Design Services for this project and funded design. The City of Columbus will utilize American Recovery and Reinvestment and Act (ARRA) funds to fund the construction and administration of the project. Design service contracts customarily do not include services during construction. Therefore, once the contract is assigned to the City, the City must modify the subject contract with EMHT for services during construction, to include technical engineering and consultant services and creation of record plan drawings.
The purpose of this public improvement project is to widen and improve Livingston Avenue from Ninth Street east to Ohio Avenue and to widen and improve Parsons Avenue from Jackson Street north to a point approximately 200 feet north of Kennedy Drive. This project includes full depth pavement replacement, installation of traffic medians and installation of upgraded tree lawns, street lighting, sidewalks and ADA compliant ramps.
2. FISCAL IMPACT
This legislation authorizes funding in the amount of $60,000.00 for the above mentioned contract. Funding for this contract is available within the Street and Highway Improvement Fund.
3. Emergency Justification
This project has been identified as a Federal stimulus package project. Emergency action is necessary to maintain the city's ability to fulfill the project scheduling requirements of the st...
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