City of Columbus - File #: 1422-2011

• File #: 1422-2011
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/2/2011
• In control: Public Service & Transportation Committee
• On agenda: 10/3/2011
• Final action: 10/5/2011
• Title: To authorize the Director of Public Service to enter into contract with Thompson Excavation, Ltd. and to provide for the payment of construction administration and inspection services, in connection with the Brick Rehabilitation - Pearl Street - Short North Brick Rehabilitation project; to amend the 2011 C.I.B.; to authorize the appropriation and transfer of $977,473.00 from the Local Transportation Improvement Fund to the Street and Highway Improvement Fund; to appropriate, transfer, and authorize the expenditure of $689,907.09 within the Street and Highway Improvement Fund for the Department of Public Service. ($689,907.09)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/5/2011	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
10/4/2011	1	MAYOR	Signed
10/3/2011	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
10/3/2011	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
9/26/2011	1	Columbus City Council	Read for the First Time

Explanation
1. BACKGROUND:
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into a contract for the construction of the Brick Rehabilitation - Pearl Street - Short North Brick Rehabilitation project.

This Project will reconstruct the brick pavement on Pearl Street from Russell Street to Warren Street and from Hubbard Avenue to Prescott Street. The project also consists of curb and sidewalk as well as drainage improvements.
This project will repair and replace some existing sidewalk that are in disrepair and will also build or update ADA curb ramps. Sidewalks will not be constructed where sidewalks there currently are none within the project limits. Pearl Street is a shared use (motor vehicles, bicyclist, and pedestrians) traffic venue.
6 new ADA ramps will be added or reconstructed on this project and an additional 11 ADA ramps will be upgraded with detectable warning improvements.
The project area is in the historic Short North (Italian Village) and is a mixed use commercial and residential community.
The estimated Notice to Proceed date is March 15, 2012. The project was let by the Office of Support Services through vendor services. 4 bids were received on August 11, 2011 (4 majority) and tabulated on August 12, 2011 as follows:

Company Name Bid Amount City/State Majority/MBE/FBE
Thompson Excavation, Ltd. $599,919.21 Carroll, OH Majority
Complete General Construction Co. $676,250.96 Columbus, OH Majority
Columbus Asphalt Paving $745,960.60 Gahanna, OH Majority
G&G Cement Contractors, LLC $830,492.30 Columbus, OH Majority

Award is to be made to Thompson Excavation, Ltd. as the lowest, best, most responsive and most responsible bidder.

Searches in the Excluded Party List System (...