Explanation
1. BACKGROUND:
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into a professional engineering services contract with Moody Nolan Inc.
This contract authorizes engineering services for preliminary engineering and design recommendations from the Weinland Park Community Mobility Plan (WPCMP). Work will include detailed design of several features throughout the Weinland Park area, in addition to the 4th Street and Summit Street corridors, as specified in the Scope of Services. Designs are to conform to the Weinland Park Community Mobility Plan unless specified otherwise.
Project boundaries for Weinland Park include those within the boundaries of High Street, Chittenden Ave, Railroad Tracks east of 5th Ave, and 5th Avenue, plus the corridors of Fourth Street and Summit Street from Hudson Avenue to Interstate 670.
The Weinland Park Community Mobility Plan includes the design and construction of sidewalk and ADA ramps at project improvement locations. There are 46 bus stops and 8 transit routes within the limits of this project. Pedestrian generators and destinations impacting the proposed project include High Street, Weinland Park Elementary School campus, Grant Avenue, Columbus Coated Fabrics redevelopment and the Ohio State University, and Godman Guild.
Ordinance 0861-2008 authorized the Director of Public Service to enter into a professional services contract with Stantec, a consulting engineering firm, to develop the Weinland Park Community Mobility Plan. Work involved in that contract included the development of complete streets-oriented pedestrian safety and traffic calming improvement concepts and strategies to enhance the livability and vitality of the Weinland Park neighborhood and the Summit Street and North Forth Street corridors.
The Department of Public Service, Office of Support Services solicited a Request for Proposals for the Pedestrian Safety Improvements - Weinland Park Community Mobility Plan contract...
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