Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to modify a professional services contract with Hunter Marketing in the amount of up to $425,000.00 for the Roadway - LinkUS Mobility Corridors Initiative - Communications, Outreach & Engagement project.
Additionally, this ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into agreements with and to accept funds from the program partners COTA (Central Ohio Transportation Authority) and Franklin County; and to, as necessary, authorize the acceptance of additional funding from COTA and Franklin County or the return of any unexpended funding to the same after final accounting has been performed or the Department of Public Service certifies that any remaining funds are no longer needed for the project and can be refunded without the need for additional legislative action.
Ordinance 0799-2023 authorized the Director of Public Service to enter into a professional services contract with Hunter Marketing for the Roadway - LinkUS Mobility Corridors Initiative - Communications, Outreach & Engagement project. The intent of this project is to provide the City of Columbus, Department of Public Service, and program partners COTA (Central Ohio Transportation Authority) and Franklin County with additional resources to perform various communications, outreach, and engagement-related tasks for the deployment of the LinkUS mobility initiative. This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to modify the contract in the amount of $425,000.00.
1.1 Amount of additional funds to be expended: $425,000.00
The original contract amount: $300,000.00 (PO382778, Ord. 0799-2023)
The total of Modification No. 1: $425,000.00 (This Ordinance)
The contract amount including all modifications: $725,000.00
1.2 Reasons additional goods/services could not be foreseen:
This is a planned modification to continue services and prov...
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