City of Columbus - File #: 1684-2004

• File #: 1684-2004
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/14/2004
• In control: Public Service & Transportation Committee
• On agenda: 10/4/2004
• Final action: 10/5/2004
• Title: To authorize the Public Service Director to pay Columbia Gas of Ohio and American Electric Power Company for utility relocation costs incurred in conjunction with the Sancus Boulevard - Phase 1 Improvement project and the Stelzer Road Improvement project for the Transportation Division; to authorize the expenditure of $96,713.86 from the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($96,713.86)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/5/2004	1	MAYOR	Signed
10/5/2004	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
10/4/2004	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
10/4/2004	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
9/22/2004	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/22/2004	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/22/2004	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
9/22/2004	1	Service Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
9/21/2004	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/20/2004	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/20/2004	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/20/2004	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/17/2004	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/17/2004	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/17/2004	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/17/2004	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/15/2004	1	Service Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/15/2004	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/15/2004	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/15/2004	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/14/2004	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation

Background: The Public Service Department Transportation Division completed construction of the Stelzer Road Improvement project in 1995. This project included the widening of Stelzer Road and intersection improvements at McCutcheon Road.

Ordinance 1933-2000 passed by City Council on July 31, 2000, authorized the City to enter into a contract for the Sancus Boulevard - Phase 1 Improvement project. This project included the expansion of Sancus Boulevard to five lanes and the addition of curbs, gutters, sidewalks, and lighting.

Utility relocations were a necessary part of these improvements. It is necessary to reimburse the affected utilities because the two construction projects displaced their facilities from easements obtained by and in the name of the utilities. The utilities submit estimates of the utility relocation costs to the City at the beginning of the project but final relocation expenses often cannot be ascertained until project completion.

This legislation authorizes payment for completed utility relocation work on these projects based on the final invoices received from Columbia Gas of Ohio and American Electric Power Company, respectively.

Fiscal Impact: The Transportation Division budgeted $512,772 in the 2004 Capital Improvements Budget for utility reimbursements. This ordinance authorizes a total of $96,713.86 for utility reimbursements with Columbia Gas in the amount of $5,792.17 for the Sancus Boulevard project , to American Electric Power Company in the amount of $25,381.69 for the Sancus Boulevard project, and $65,540.00 to American Electric Power for the Stelzer Road project.

Emergency action is requested to reimburse these utilities for their relocation work and allow the projects to be closed.



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To authorize the Public Service Director to pay Columbia Gas of Ohio and American Electric Power Company for utility relocation costs incurred in conjunction with the Sancus Boulevard - Pha...