Explanation
Background: Ordinance 0592-2005, passed April 11, 2005, authorized a $450,000 contract between the City and Columbus Urban Growth Corporation for developing a viable site master plan, land contract services, preparation of roadway construction documents and managing the construction bidding process for the roadways planned for the Northland Park site. Ordinance 1554-2006 modified the contract by adding $55,000 to cover the purchase of partially completed designs of Tamarack Boulevard from Home Depot after their decision to not occupy the site. This second modification will increase the contract amount by $270,000 to cover the preparation of an existing utilities survey, roadway alignment design changes and construction administration services for Menard's to locate on an expanded Home Depot site. The modified contract amount is $775,000.
Fiscal Impact: $270,000 is available in the 2007 Capital Improvements Budget, Northland Mall Project.
Title
To authorize the Director of Development to amend the Reimbursement Agreement for Northland Park-Phase 2 Design with Columbus Urban Growth Corporation by increasing the dollars allocated to this contract by $270,000; and to authorize the expenditure of $270,000 from the Northland and Other Acquisitions Fund. ($270,000)
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WHEREAS, the Director of the Department of Development entered into a Reimbursement Agreement (DL010702) with Columbus Urban Growth Corporation (CUGC) in April 2005 to oversee the design of Northland roadways; and
WHEREAS, the first modification to this contract (DL012854) was made in October 2006 to add design work for Tamarack Boulevard and $55,000 to purchase and complete the engineering drawings from and started by Home Depot; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to modify the contract again by adding $270,000 to pay for design and survey work already completed to accommodate the site to be occupied by Menard's ; and
WHEREAS, these additional services have result...
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