Explanation
The Public Service Department, Transportation Division, is engaged in a sidewalk assessment program and an ongoing roadway resurfacing program. To this end it issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for professional engineering services associated with the City Curb Ramp projects. The purpose of this request is to secure engineering services to provide location and design for curb ramp work and other Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant facilities in the City's right-of-way associated with these two programs. The engineering services are primarily targeted toward the detailed evaluation and improvements of the roadway pavement and curb associated with sidewalk and curb ramp work within the City right-of-way. Services include the design of a new curb profile, new sidewalks and tree lawns. Curb ramps will be designed to ADA specifications. Some private drives will be affected and will require revised profiles and surfaces. The Transportation Division does not maintain the staffing level necessary to complete this work in-house.
This project was formally advertised in the City Bulletin. Proposals were due February 9, 2007. The City received proposals in response to the RFP from eleven (11) firms: ADR and Associates, Limited; American Consulting, Inc.; Columbus Engineering Consultants; CT Consultants, Incorporated; Dynotec, Incorporated; Poggemeyer Design Group; Prime Engineering and Architecture, Incorporated; W.E. Stilson Consulting Group; Shaffer Pomeroy, Ltd.; Stone Environmental Engineering & Science, Inc.; and Ribway Engineering Group, Incorporated; (for a total of 11 proposals). All of these proposals were fully evaluated by an evaluation committee that forwarded its recommendations to the Public Service Director. The Director determined that Prime Engineering & Architecture (contract compliance #31-1373357 expiring January 20, 2008) submitted the lowest, best, most responsive and most responsible proposals for the project. ...
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