City of Columbus - File #: 0587-2004

• File #: 0587-2004
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/16/2004
• In control: Public Service & Transportation Committee
• On agenda: 5/24/2004
• Final action: 5/26/2004
• Title: To authorize the transfer of $1,547,160.40 between projects within the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund; to appropriate and authorize the City Auditor to transfer $3,340,413.26 from the Special Income Tax Fund to the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund; to authorize the Public Service Director to enter into a contract with Shelly and Sands, Incorporated, for construction of the Rarig Avenue, Sixth Avenue and Seventh Avenue Improvement project (Krumm Park) for the Transportation Division; to authorize the expenditure of $4,887,573.66 and $939,236.39 from the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund and the Storm Sewer Bond Fund, respectively, and to declare an emergency. ($5,826,810.05)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/26/2004	1	ACTING CITY CLERK	Attest
5/25/2004	1	MAYOR	Signed
5/24/2004	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
5/24/2004	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
5/20/2004	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
5/20/2004	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
5/20/2004	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
5/20/2004	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
5/20/2004	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
5/19/2004	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
5/19/2004	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
5/19/2004	1	Auditor Reviewer	Contingent Within
5/19/2004	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
5/19/2004	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
5/18/2004	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
5/14/2004	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
5/14/2004	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
5/12/2004	1	Service Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
3/29/2004	1	Service Reviewer	Reviewed and Disapproved	Fail
3/16/2004	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation
This legislation authorizes the Public Service Director to enter into a contract on behalf of the Transportation Division in an amount up to $5,189,810.05 for the Rarig Avenue, Sixth Avenue and Seventh Avenue Improvement project, to pay construction inspection costs up to $585,000.00, to pay the Electricity Division for utility relocation force account work up to $20,000.00, to pay the Transportation Division for signal and sign force account work up to $20,000.00 and to extend the sub-lease agreement with the East Columbus Civic Association in the amount of $12,000.00 for rental of office space for the inspection personnel.

This improvement details the construction of Rarig Avenue from Fifth Avenue to Tenth Avenue, Sixth Avenue from Cassady Avenue to Sterling Avenue, and Seventh Avenue from Cassady Avenue to Gould Road and includes waterline work, a new storm drain system, new pavement, street lighting, sidewalks and other infrastructure improvements. A map is attached. The contract provides for construction to be completed by November 18, 2005 and has provisions that limit the duration of any individual block closure to 75 days. This project was advertised by the Transportation Division in The City Bulletin, Dodge Reports and by the Builders Exchange. The Transportation Division solicited fourteen bidders/suppliers (12 majority, 2 minority) and four bids were received (all majority) on March 11, 2004 as follows:

Bidder Amount Bid
Shelly & Sands, Incorporated $5,189,810.05
Complete General Construction Company $5,194,626.10
Trucco Construction Company, Inc. $5,268,840.53
Columbus Asphalt Paving, Incorporated $5,573,492.00

Shelly & Sands, Incorporated, contract compliance #31-4351261 (expiring 1/28/05) meets the quality contractor criteria. The Transportation Division recommends the bid awar...