City of Columbus - File #: 1641-2006

• File #: 1641-2006
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/15/2006
• In control: Public Service & Transportation Committee
• On agenda: 11/20/2006
• Final action: 11/22/2006
• Title: To authorize the City Auditor to transfer $293,625.07 between projects within the 1995, 1999, 2004 Voted Streets and Highways Fund; to authorize the Public Service Director to enter into contracts with McDaniel's Construction Company, Incorporated, and American Electric Power Company, for construction of the Roberts Road Outpost Site Improvements project ($791,181.52) and electrical service upgrades at the site ($50,000.00), respectively, for the Transportation Division; to authorize the Public Service Director to expend $83,803.75 or so much thereof as may be needed for project-related construction inspection, survey and soil boring costs; to authorize the expenditure of $924,985.27 from the 1995, 1999, 2004 Voted Streets and Highways Fund and to declare an emergency. ($924,985.27)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
11/22/2006	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
11/21/2006	1	MAYOR	Signed
11/20/2006	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
11/20/2006	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
11/9/2006	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/9/2006	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/9/2006	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/9/2006	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
11/9/2006	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
11/8/2006	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/8/2006	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/8/2006	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/8/2006	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/7/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/7/2006	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/6/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/31/2006	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/19/2006	1	Service Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/15/2006	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation
The Public Service Department, Transportation Division, maintains several outposts from which it deploys field personnel and equipment. The Division is engaged in a long-term effort to upgrade and expand these facilities as required to efficiently service the city. One of these outposts is located at 4380 Currency Drive adjacent to Roberts Road (the "Roberts Road Outpost"). This legislation authorizes the Public Service Director to enter into a contract in an amount up to $791,151.52 for the Roberts Road Outpost Site Improvements project. This improvement provides this outpost with a 5,000 ton salt barn, an open-sided pole barn to store salt-loaded trucks in anticipation of storms and additional office and meeting space featuring gender-specific locker rooms and sufficient meeting space to prepare shift personnel. A new 5,000 ton salt barn will increase the City's storage capacity of this critical commodity from 2,500 tons to 7,500 tons and reduce the possibility of wintertime shortages or depletion. A new pole barn will provide cover for seven vehicles, allowing the trucks to be filled with salt in advance of snow and ice events to provide for more quick deployment. Existing office/crew facilities at the site are limited to a single room and a single office. The restroom facilities are limited to a single washroom with no showers. There are no separate facilities for female employees. A modular unit was obtained from Power and Water Division at no cost to Transportation. This modular unit will provide washroom and shower facilities as well as meeting space consistent with number of employees assigned to the facility. The modular unit must be permanently placed with utility connections as well as fitted with Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant access before it can be utilized.

Other project-related expenditures authorized by this ordinance include construction inspection costs up to $78,500.00, survey work up to $2,520.00 (both pa...