Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Service to modify and increase the contract with HNTB Ohio, Inc, for the Traffic Signal Installation - Columbus Traffic Signal System Phase A contract in an amount up to $400,000.00.
Work performed to date for this project includes design of the fiber optic backbone to migrate the Columbus Traffic Signal System (CTSS) to an open architecture that can serve central Ohio stakeholders with system connectivity and interoperability. This design included the 85 miles of high speed fiber optic network that will support new hardware and software for a new modern signal system.
Work to be performed as part of this modification includes design of the Traffic Management Center (TMC) communications to a new traffic management center along with the building structure itself, including all electrical, mechanical, power, fire suppression, geotechnical, and other required work along with construction cost estimates.
This modification was not anticipated when the contract was established because the current location of the Traffic Management Center was not planned to be demolished at the time. Currently this is the plan and it will be necessary to relocate the Traffic Management Center.
HNTB Ohio, Inc. has an extensive knowledge of the existing traffic signal system and expertise with the new traffic signal system as the designer of the signal system projects and will be able to provide a successful design and relocation project in a short amount of time. HNTB Ohio, Inc. has the technical expertise on the traffic communications and the ability with architects on staff to design and will utilize well established sub-consultants to complete the required tasks.
The timeframe to complete the design work does not allow for the normal procurement, legislation, and contracting of a new consultant; and with the experience and abilities of the existing consultant and sub-consultants, the team is well q...
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