Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
The Department of Public Service, Division of Design and Construction administered the Morse Road Phase 2 project, The project limits were from Indianola Avenue to Karl Road and was designed to promote neighborhood livability, pedestrian friendliness, and business retention and expansion.
The roadway improvement featured landscaped medians, street trees in new grassy tree lawns, bike lanes (2.4 miles), mast arm signals, sidewalks (2.4 miles), curb ramps, street and pedestrian lighting, curb and gutter, and storm sewer improvements.
All overhead utility lines were additionally relocated to single pole lines on both the north and south sides of Morse Road. Since the aerial utilities are being moved for aesthetic purposes, this relocation expense is reimbursable to the utility companies including American Electric Power (AEP).
This legislation authorizes additional funding for to provide payment to AEP on behalf of the Department of Public Service and to pay the final AEP invoice received.
2. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE
Columbus Southern Power Company dba American Electric Power (AEP) contract compliance number is 31-4154203. The expiration date for their contract compliance is 2/1/12.
3. FISCAL IMPACT
Funding for this purpose is budgeted within the 2011 Capital Improvement Budget.
4. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
Emergency action is requested to ensure proper accounting practices and to make this payment to American Electric Power at the earliest possible time.
Title
To authorize the Director of Public Service to pay American Electric Power Company for utility relocation costs incurred in conjunction with the Morse Road Phase 2 Project for the Division of Design and Construction; to authorize the transfer of funds within and from the Streets and Highways G.O. Bonds Fund to the Fed-State Highway Engineering Fund; to appropriate and authorize the expenditure of up to $267,605.27 within the Fed-State Highway Engineering Fund; a...
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