Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to modify a professional services contract with Mead & Hunt to add funds for design of the Intersection Improvements - Georgesville Road at Hall Road project.
Ordinance 1850-2018 authorized the Director of Public Service to enter into a professional services contract with Mead and Hunt for the Intersection Improvements - Georgesville Road at Hall Road project. The project consists of the design of improvements to the intersection of Georgesville Road at Hall Road aimed at reducing crash frequency and severity. The improvements include the addition of an eastbound right turn lane and a southbound right turn lane and the reconstruction of the traffic signal to include the following components: LED signal heads with backplates, countdown type pedestrian signal heads and pedestrian push buttons for crossing the west and south legs, uninterruptible power supply (UPS), and supplemental signal heads. Additionally, the clearance intervals will be reviewed and adjusted as needed.
The contract will be modified in the amount of $215,432.72 for these additional design services.
The original contract amount: $256,366.00 (PO140812, Ord. 1850-2018)
The total of Modification No. 1: $215,432.72 (This Ordinance)
The contract amount including all modifications: $471,798.72
Searches in the System for Award Management (Federal) and the Findings for Recovery list (State) produced no findings against Mead & Hunt, Inc.
2. UNPLANNED CONTRACT MODIFICATION
This is an unplanned modification that is necessary to cover the cost of additional work designing a shared use path along the south side of Hall Road from Georgesville Road to Durrow Drive, and to make changes to the current design based on scope modifications competed after Stage 1 plans were submitted. The decision to add the shared use path to the project was made after ...
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