Explanation
BACKGROUND: This contract provides for a portion of the Waggoner Road 30 inch Water Main project. The Franklin County Engineer's office presently has a Waggoner Road Widening project under contract. The contractor for the widening project is the Complete General Construction Company. Construction of the improvement will begin within the next 45 days. The City of Columbus Division of Water is proposing a 30" water main to be constructed along 1900 linear feet of said roadway widening. It is in the best interest of the City of Columbus that the provisions of competitive bidding be waived and to immediately contract with the Complete General Construction Company so that said water main may be constructed prior to or in conjunction with the county project. The water main design consultant has already fast tracked the design of the 30" water main.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE NUMBER: 31-4366382
FISCAL IMPACT: This project is included in the C.I.B. and funds are being transferred to provide the monies needed for this project.
EMERGENCY: This ordinance is submitted as an emergency so as to allow the contractor to order and install the proposed water line and still meet the road widening schedule.
Title
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a contract with Complete General Construction Company for a portion of the Waggoner Road 30 inch Water Main project for the Division of Water, to waive the provision of competitive bidding, to authorize the City Auditor to transfer funds within the Waterworks Enlargement Voted 1991 Bonds Fund, to authorize the expenditure of $500,000.00 from the Waterworks Enlargement Voted 1991 Bonds Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($500,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus, Division of Water has plans to install a 30 inch water main along Waggoner Road as part of Capital Improvement Project No. 458, and
WHEREAS, the Franklin County Engineer's office presently has a Waggoner Road Wid...
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