Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into contract with Shelly & Sands for the Arterial Street Rehabilitation - Morse Road Phase 1 - Seward to Stygler project and to provide payment for construction, construction administration and construction inspection services.
This contract consists of the widening of Morse Road to provide three lanes eastbound from I-270 to Stygler Road, and three lanes westbound from I-270 to the Water Plant driveway located approximately 1,300 feet west of Stygler Road. The work includes adding additional turn lanes at the intersections throughout the project limits, installing a raised median at the driveways just west of Appian Way, traffic signal replacement, overhead guide sign upgrades, sidewalk and shared-use paths, water lines, storm water basin, landscaping and street lighting.
The City and MORSO Holding Company are engaged in a Public-Private Partnership (3P) to construct certain public infrastructure improvements that benefit the Easton area, and have executed a Tax Increment Financing Agreement (“TIF Agreement”) to advance that effort. The Arterial Street Rehabilitation - Morse Road Phase 1 - Seward to Stygler project is one of the improvements. Ordinance 0261-2020 authorized the City and MORSO Holding Company to enter into a Construction Contribution Agreement whereby MORSO Holding Company agreed to deposit funds with the City toward the completion of the project. Pursuant to the existing TIF Agreement, MORSO is eligible to receive reimbursement from the Easton TIF for a portion of its contribution to the project.
The estimated Notice to Proceed date for the project is July 17, 2020. The project was let by the Office of Support Services through Vendor Services and Bid Express. Three bids were received on May 14, 2020, and tabulated as follows:
Company Name Bid Amount City/State Majority/MBE/FBE...
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