Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
The Department of Public Service, Division of Design and Construction and The Department of Public Utilities are engaged in the River South Phase 1 project.
A contract modification with EMH&T for this project is necessary to provide funding from the Department of Public Service and Department of Public Utilities for the following design work performed after submission of the Field and Office Check submittal drawings for Phase 1.
-Sewer line design at State and Broad Streets as required due to rerouting the waterline.
-Changes to sanitary and storm water improvements due to televising and rehabilitation of the 54" sewer line on Walnut Street and rehabilitation of the sewer line on Ludlow Street.
-Street lighting study, including Front Street from Town to Mound Streets, to illustrate the overall photometrics.
-Change the traffic signals at the corner of State and Front Streets from an upgrade to total replacement.
-This modification will also allow Public Utilities to pay for DPU-needed record drawings.
This additional work overlapped the RiverSouth Phase 1 and Phase 2 areas and was in the consultant's proposal for the Phase 2 design contract. It was later decided that this work would be paid as a modification to the Phase 1 design contract.
The limits of this project include Front Street between Broad and Rich Streets, Ludlow and Wall Streets between Town and Rich Streets, and Rich Street between Ludlow and Wall Streets.
The original scope of this project was as follows:
-New water main, new storm, sewer rehabilitation, electric, new signal interconnect
-Two-way traffic conversion on Front Street including resurfacing, striping, and signs
-Front Street brick center turn lane between Rich and Town Streets
-All brick Wall Street using 5,455 Sq. Ft. of recycled brick pavers from the Main Street bridge
-Decorative street lights
-Combination street/signal poles at intersections
-Granite curbs, (38) updated wheelcha...
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