Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to modify a professional services contract with Environmental Design Group, LLC to add additional funds for the Bikeway - SR161 - Sawmill Road to Thompson Street project.
Ordinance No. 1267-2024 authorized the Director of Public Service to enter into a $500,000.00 professional services contract with Environmental Design Group, LLC for the Bikeway - SR161 - Sawmill Road to Thompson Street project. The intent of this project is to add a shared use path along SR 161 from Sawmill Road to Thompson Street, walkways, install curb ramps, drive aprons, lighting, stormwater basins, and storm sewer as needed. This modification is needed to fully fund Task 2 - Detailed Design for base services and a majority if-authorized work, to keep the project on schedule and meet MORPC funding dates.
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to modify the contract in the amount of $600,000.00 for additional professional services to complete the detailed design of the project.
Ordinance 2534-2022 authorized the Director of Public Service, on behalf of the City of Columbus, to submit applications to and execute grant agreements with the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission relative to the MORPC Attributable Funds Program, accept and expend awarded grant funds, and issue refunds, if necessary, for the Bikeway - SR161 - Sawmill Road to Thompson Street project.
1.1 Amount of additional funds to be expended: $600,000.00
The original contract amount: $500,000.00 (PO452647, Ord. 1267-2024)
The total of Modification No. 1: $600,000.00 (This Ordinance)
The contract amount including all modifications: $1,100,000.00
1.2 Reasons additional goods/services could not be foreseen:
This modification is necessary as a result from Preliminary Engineering and Alignment work that was required before adding Detailed Design work, wh...
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