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File #: 0613-2026    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: First Reading
File created: 2/25/2026 In control: Public Utilities & Sustainability Committee
On agenda: 3/30/2026 Final action:
Title: To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a construction contract with Driven Excavating, LLC, for the Lexington Area Water Line Improvements Project; to amend the 2025 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize the appropriation and expenditure of up to $5,229,633.75 from the Water Supply Revolving Loan Account Fund for the contract; to make this ordinance contingent upon the Ohio Water Development Authority approving a loan for the project; and to authorize the expenditure of up to $2,000.00 from the Water Bond Fund to pay for prevailing wage services. ($5,231,633.75)
Attachments: 1. ORD 0613-2026 Accounting Template, 2. ORD 0613-2026 SOS Driven Excavating LLC, 3. ORD 0613-2026 Utilization form 2A-1, 4. ORD 0613-2026 Vicinity Map (Lexington)
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Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a construction contract with Driven Excavating, LLC via the City’s Invitation For Bid Process for the Lexington Area Water Line Improvements project, CIP No. 690236-100133, in an amount up to $5,229,633.75, and to encumber funds with the Department of Public Service for prevailing wage services in an amount up to $2,000.00, for a total expenditure of $5,231,633.75.

Work consists of open-cut installation of approximately 9,400 linear feet of 6-inch and 8-inch water mains, connecting to existing water taps, as well as the replacement of privately owned lead and galvanized water service lines, meter relocations, and other such work as may be necessary to complete the contract. The streets include Lexington Avenue, East Tompkins Street, Medina Ave, Osceola Avenue, Loretta Avenue, Renwood Place, Mecca Road, Perdue Avenue, and Innis Road.

The Columbus Communities are South Linden (45) and North Linden (40)

TIMELINE:
All work shall be complete within 550 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed. The City anticipates issuing a Notice to Proceed in June of 2026.

ESTIMATED COST OF PROJECT:
The bid amount and proposed award amount is $5,229,633.75, including a 10% construction contingency amount that will be utilized to fund needed and approved changes in the work. No contract modifications are anticipated at this time; however, construction exigency might later compel modification of this contract, if unforeseen difficulties are encountered.

Cost summary:
Original Contract $5,229,633.75
Future Anticipated Needs $ 0.00
CONTRACT TOTAL $5,229,633.75
DPS Prevailing Wage Administration $ 2,000.00
Total $5,231,633.75

2. ECONOMIC IMPACT/ADVANTAGES; COMMUNITY OUTREACH; PROJECT DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS/ADVANTAGES OF PROJECT
The goal of this project is to replace or rehabilitate the existing water lines that have a ...

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