City of Columbus - File #: 3241-2023

• File #: 3241-2023
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 11/13/2023
• In control: Public Service & Transportation Committee
• On agenda: 12/4/2023
• Final action: 12/7/2023
• Title: To amend the 2023 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize the transfer of funds within the Streets and Highways Bond Fund; to authorize the Director of the Department of Public Service to enter into a professional services contract with American Structurepoint, Inc. for the Roadway - SR161 - Busch Boulevard to Ambleside Drive project; to authorize the expenditure of $600,000.00 from the Streets and Highways Bond Fund for the project; and to declare an emergency. ($600,000.00)
• Indexes: WBE Participation

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/7/2023	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
12/6/2023	1	ACTING MAYOR	Signed
12/4/2023	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
12/4/2023	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass

Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Public Service to enter into a professional services contract with American Structurepoint, Inc. in the amount of up to $600,000.00 for the Roadway - SR161 - Busch Boulevard to Ambleside Drive project.

The intent of this project is to provide the City of Columbus, Department of Public Service, additional resources to determine capital improvement priorities through the preparation of preliminary engineering documents and detailed design plans for one of multiple phases targeted to improve safety and increase multi-modal access throughout the East Dublin-Granville Road/State Route 161 (SR161) corridor. This phase will provide improvements to SR161 from Busch Boulevard to Ambleside Drive. The side streets of North Meadows Boulevard and Ambleside Drive/Satinwood Drive will be improved north and south of SR161. Roche Drive east of North Meadows will be removed and a new roadway will be installed connecting North Meadows to Roche Drive. Future modifications to add funding to the contract are anticipated.

Ordinance 2534-2022 authorized the Director of Public Service to submit MORPC Attributable Funds roadway improvement project applications for consideration for funding within the Transportation Improvement Program and to authorize the Director of Public Service to execute project agreements for approved projects for the Department of Public Service for the Roadway - SR161 - Busch Boulevard to Ambleside Drive project.

The Department of Public Service, Office of Support Services, solicited Requests for Proposals for the Roadway - SR161 - Busch Boulevard to Ambleside Drive contract. The project was formally advertised on the Vendor Services web site from September 27, 2023, to October 25, 2023. The city received four (4) responses. All proposals were deemed responsive and were fully evaluated when the Evaluation Committee met on November 3, 2023. The responding firms were:
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