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File #: 2655-2014    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 11/6/2014 In control: Public Service & Transportation Committee
On agenda: 11/24/2014 Final action: 11/26/2014
Title: To authorize the Director of Public Service to enter into contract with Michael Baker Jr., Inc. for engineering, technical, and surveying services in connection with the UIRF - General Traffic Engineering project; to authorize the expenditure of up to $500,000.00 from the Streets and Highways Bonds Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($500,000.00)
Attachments: 1. RE RECOMMENDATION - UIRF - General Traffic Engineering
Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into contract with Michael Baker Jr., Inc., in the amount of up to $500,000.00 for the UIRF - General Traffic Engineering project.

The Department of Public Service has initiated a procurement effort that will result in the award and execution of general contract. The intent of this contract is to provide the Department of Public Service with continuing, contractual access to additional resources that are necessary to perform various professional engineering and survey services as well as provide technical expertise for the department to produce studies and/or construction drawings for the Department of Development through the city’s Urban Infrastructure Recovery Fund (UIRF) program.

The Department of Public Service, Office of Support Services, solicited proposals for the UIRF - General Traffic Engineering project. The city formally advertised the project on the Vendor Services web site from October 2, 2014, to October 23, 2014. The city received eight (8) responses. All of the proposals were deemed responsive and were fully evaluated when the Evaluation Committee met on October 31, 2014. The responsive firms were:

Company Name City/State Majority/MBE/FBE/ASN /PHC
American Structurepoint, Inc. Columbus, OH MAJ
Evans, Mechwart, Hambleton & Tilly Columbus, OH MAJ
(dba EMH&T)
IBI Group Westerville, OH MAJ
Michael Baker Jr., Inc. Upper Arlington, OH MAJ
ms consultants, inc. Columbus, OH MAJ
OHM Advisors Columbus, OH MAJ
Parsons Transportation Group Columbus, OH MAJ
Trans Associates Engineering Consultants, Inc. Columbus, OH MAJ

Michael Baker Jr., Inc. received the highest score by the evaluation committee and will be awarded the UIRF - General Traffic Engineering contract.

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