City of Columbus - File #: 1199-2005

• File #: 1199-2005
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/23/2005
• In control: Public Service & Transportation Committee
• On agenda: 7/18/2005
• Final action: 7/20/2005
• Title: To authorize the City Auditor to transfer $49,922.00 between projects within the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund; to authorize the Public Service Director to enter into contract with Ribway Engineering Group, Incorporated, to design solutions and perform survey work necessary to mitigate ponding problems at nine (9) roadway intersections for the Transportation Division; to authorize the expenditure of $49,922.00 or so much thereof as may be needed from the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($49,922.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/20/2005	1	MAYOR	Signed
7/20/2005	1	ACTING CITY CLERK	Attest
7/18/2005	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
7/18/2005	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
7/6/2005	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
7/6/2005	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
7/6/2005	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
7/6/2005	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
7/5/2005	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
7/5/2005	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
7/1/2005	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
7/1/2005	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
7/1/2005	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/30/2005	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/29/2005	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/29/2005	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/29/2005	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/29/2005	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Disapproved
6/24/2005	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/24/2005	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/23/2005	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/23/2005	1	Service Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved

Explanation

The Public Service Department, Transportation Division, has initiated a design project to alleviate ponding due to drainage and elevation problems at various roadway intersections throughout the City. Following rain events, ponding occurs at wheel chair ramps, thereby making the ramps inaccessible. This project will design solutions to eliminate the ponding problems at nine (9) intersections as follows:

1. West Broad Street and Jones Avenue (NW and NE corners)
2. West Broad Street and Wisconsin Avenue (NW corner)
3. West Broad Street and Meek Avenue (NW and NE corners)
4. West Broad Street and Chicago Avenue (NW and NE corners and south side)
5. Neil Avenue and Hubbard Avenue (NE and SE corners)
6. Summit Street and Wyandotte Avenue (NE and SE corners)
7. Blake Avenue and East Street (NE and SE corners)
8. Parsons Avenue and Stewart Avenue (NW corner)
9. King Avenue and Perry Street (NW corner)

The Transportation Division does not maintain the staffing level or all of the expertise necessary to complete the design of this project. Contracting with consulting firms has been the normal method for the Transportation Division to produce construction documents on most projects except those that are maintenance projects in nature. This practice will continue for the foreseeable future.

This legislation authorizes the Public Service Director to enter into a contract with Ribway Engineering Group, Incorporated, (REG) for survey work and design solutions to mitigate the ponding.

The selection process for this contract was completed in accordance with provisions of Chapter 329.11 of the City Code. Requests for proposals (RFPs) were solicited from seven (7) firms as follows: ADR Civil, Dynotech, Columbus Engineering Consultants, Transystems, R.D. Zande, EMH & T, and Ribway Engineering Group (REG).

Four (4) firms responded to the solicitation. The evaluation committee determined that REG submitted the best proposal for this work. ...