Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to enter into a contract on behalf of the Office of Construction Management with Thomas & Marker Construction Co. for the construction of the new traffic control center for the Department of Public Service at 1881 East 25th Avenue.
The existing Traffic Management Center (TMC) needs to be relocated due to its age, overall condition, and to place it closer to other operational functions within the Department of Public Service. The location that best suits the needs of the Department is 1881 East 25th Avenue. The scope of the project involves the demolition of an existing portion of the north side of 1881 East 25th Avenue building and the construction of a new addition which will house the new TMC with the snow command center.
Hundreds of traffic signals and over 50 traffic cameras will be monitored and controlled from this new facility on a daily basis. This location will coordinate the regional traffic data exchange between the Ohio Department of Transportation, the Franklin County Engineer's Office, COTA, and other agencies in the region. This location will also be the center of operations during snow emergencies allowing the ability to seamlessly exchange information and coordinate between the operators of both critical functions. This facility was designed to have adequate space for the existing eight employees as well as the additional 11 employees relocated from 109 North Front. The addition will have office spaces, a conference room, cubicle spaces, computer server room, and a workshop. This project will also include furniture fixtures and equipment for the function.
Formal bids were solicited and eight companies submitted bids on August 15, 2012 as follows (0 FBE, 0 MBE):
Thomas & Marker Construction Co. $3,407,600
Summit Construction Co., Inc. $3,485,354
Elford Inc. $3,521...
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