Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to modify a professional services contract with American Structurepoint to add additional funds for design of the ASR - Hamilton Rd from SR161 to Central College Road.
The intent of this contract is to provide the City of Columbus with traffic analysis, preliminary engineering documents, and detailed design plans for improvements to Hamilton Road which is anticipated to include reconstruction and widening along with the installation of new curb, sidewalks, shared use path, storm sewer, street lighting, street trees, and traffic signals along Hamilton Road from the SR161 interchange to Central College Road. Improvements also include modifications to the eastern interchange ramps at SR161, capacity improvements to Hamilton Road through the interchange, and installation of pedestrian and bicycle facilities south to the northern E. Dublin-Granville Road intersection.
Ordinance 1219-2020 authorized the Director of Public Service to enter into a professional services contract with American Structurepoint for the ASR - Hamilton Rd from SR161 to Central College Road project. This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to modify the contract in the amount of $1,400,000.00.
1.1 Amount of additional funds to be expended: $1,400,000.00
The original contract amount: $ 500,000.00 (PO227983, Ord. 1219-2020)
The total of Modification No. 1: $1,400,000.00 (This Ordinance)
The contract amount including all modifications: $1,900,000.00
1.2 Reasons additional goods/services could not be foreseen:
This is a planned modification that is necessary to allow additional resources to complete the design process. The amount initially legislated for this project did not include the full amount that would be needed to fund this project through final design and construction services.
1.3 Reason other procurement processes are ...
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