City of Columbus - File #: 0542-2006

• File #: 0542-2006
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/3/2006
• In control: Public Service & Transportation Committee
• On agenda: 4/3/2006
• Final action: 4/5/2006
• Title: To authorize the Public Service Director to enter into contract with Prime Engineering & Architecture, Incorporated; and Ribway Engineering Group, Incorporated; for design of the 2006 Curb Ramps A and B projects, respectively; for the Transportation Division; to authorize the expenditure of $250,000.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary from the 1995, 1999, 2004 Voted Streets and Highways Fund and to declare an emergency. ($250,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/5/2006	1	ACTING CITY CLERK	Attest
4/4/2006	1	MAYOR	Signed
4/3/2006	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
4/3/2006	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
3/20/2006	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
3/20/2006	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
3/20/2006	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
3/20/2006	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
3/17/2006	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
3/17/2006	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
3/17/2006	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
3/16/2006	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
3/14/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
3/14/2006	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
3/10/2006	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
3/6/2006	1	Service Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
3/3/2006	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation
The Public Service Department, Transportation Division, is engaged in an ongoing resurfacing program. To this end it issued two (2) Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for professional engineering services associated with the City's 2006 Curb Ramps A and B projects. The purpose of this request is to secure engineering services to provide location and design for curb ramp work and other Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant facilities in the City's rights-of-way. The engineering services are primarily targeted toward the detailed evaluation and improvements of the roadway pavement and curb associated with resurfacing. Services include the design of a new curb profile, new sidewalks and tree lawns. Curb ramps will be designed to ADA specifications. Some private drives will be affected and will require revised profiles and surfaces. The Transportation Division does not maintain the staffing level necessary to complete this work in-house.

This project was formally advertised in the City Bulletin. Proposals were due November 10, 2005. The City received proposals in response to both RFPs from seven (7) firms: ADR and Associates, Limited; CT Consultants, Incorporated; Dynotec, Incorporated; GPD Group; Michael Baker, Jr., Incorporated; Prime Engineering and Architecture, Incorporated; and Ribway Engineering Group, Incorporated; for a total of fourteen (14) minimally compliant proposals.) All of these proposals were fully evaluated by an evaluation committee that forwarded its recommendations to the Public Service Director. The Director determined that Prime Engineering & Architecture (contract compliance #31-1373357 expiring January 20, 2007) and Ribway Engineering Group (contract compliance #31-1406579 expiring August 28, 2008) submitted the lowest, best, most responsive and most responsible proposals for the A and B projects, respectively. This ordinance authorizes contracts with these firms for this purpose in the amount of $125,000.00 ...