Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into professional services contracts with HNTB Ohio, Inc., in the amount of up to $150,000.00 for the Signals - Traffic Signal Network GE 2020 project.
The intent of this project is to provide the City of Columbus, Department of Public Service, contractual access to additional resources that are necessary to perform design services and provide technical expertise for the Department for fiber and communications installations. Design services may be part of an existing City project working with another prime consultant or be a standalone project which could include survey and right-of-way services as needed. The contract will be a task order contract funded with an initial appropriation of $150,000. Future modifications are anticipated as additional funding becomes available.
The Department of Public Service, Office of Support Services, solicited Requests for Proposals for the Signals - Traffic Signal Network GE 2020 contract. The project was formally advertised on the Vendor Services website from February 7, 2020, to March 5, 2020. The City received one response. The proposal was deemed responsive and was fully evaluated by the evaluation committee. The responding firm was:
Company Name City/State Majority/MBE/MBR/F1/AS1/PHC
HNTB Ohio, Inc. Columbus, Ohio Majority
HNTB Ohio received 95.3 points from the Evaluation Committee out of a possible 100 and will be awarded the Signals - Traffic Signal Network GE 2020 contract.
Searches in the Excluded Party List System (Federal) and the Findings for Recovery list (State) produced no findings against HNTB Ohio, Inc.
2. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE
HNTB Ohio’s contract compliance number is CC008025 and expires 04/11/2020. HNTB will need to renew contract compliance before the contract can be awarded to them.
3. FISCAL IMPACT
Funding for this contract is available within Fund 7704, the Streets ...
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