Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Service, or a designee, to enter into a reimbursement agreement, and any amendments or modifications thereto as may be necessary, with the Indiana & Ohio Railway Company (“IORY”), a subsidiary of Genessee & Wyoming, Inc., and to encumber and expend funds to compensate IORY for services rendered during the engineering phase of the UIRF - Eakin Road SUP project.
The aforementioned effort will culminate in the installation of a shared use path along the north side of Eakin Road from South Wayne Avenue to Whitethorne Avenue and along the south side of Eakin Road from Whitethorne Avenue to Harrisburg Pike (US 62). The project crosses the bridge over Early Run, which will require modification to accommodate a 10’ shared use path.
That scope of work dictates that IORY, which operates within the project limits, review and approve engineering plans, design plans, construction specifications, and drawings, and other documents and to perform other services necessary to the successful completion of the project in order to identify and mitigate potential conflicts between rail operations and public infrastructure in proximity to railway corridors. To that end, this legislation seeks to authorize the Director of Public Service to execute agreements with IORY, which presently is owned and operated by Genessee & Wyoming, Inc., and to compensate IORY for said services.
2. FISCAL IMPACT
Funding in the amount of $32,298.00 is available for this project in the Streets and Highways Bond Fund, Fund 7704, within the Department of Public Service. An amendment to the 2024 Capital Improvement Budget and a transfer of cash is necessary to provide sufficient cash and budget authority for the requisite expenditure.
3. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
Emergency action is requested to facilitate the execution of the requisite agreement before year-end so as to prevent unnecessary delays in the completion and acceptance of ...
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