Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Service to modify and increase the professional engineering services contract for the Roadway Improvements - General Engineering 2008 Contract with Resource International Inc, in the amount of $50,000.00.
This contract modification is needed to allow funding in this contract to be utilized for design work associated with various projects identified by the Department of Public Service. This modification will also increase the contract amount by $50,000.00 to allow for additional work by the consultant. Previously this contract had been modified and the funds within the contract designated for specific projects. The purpose of a general engineering contract is to allow the Department to have flexibility when designing projects and to utilize the contract to allow projects to progress more expeditiously. It is therefore necessary to modify this contract so it can be utilized for various projects as determined by the Department instead of limiting it to individual projects described in previous contract modifications.
The amount of this modification is $50,000. This contract will be utilized for but not limited to studies to be conducted at the intersection of Central Avenue/Harrisburg Pike at Mound Street. This intersection is the eighth highest on the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission's Top 40 list of crashes occurring at an intersection. The original intersection for the funding, Sunbury and Innis, is not listed in the Top 40. Additionally, due to the recent expansion of the facilities at Scioto Downs, design work will be performed for the design of the turn lane at Rathmell Road and High Street. Other work that may be performed as part of this contract includes geotechnical studies, plans for safety improvements and bridge rehabilitation projects, and design work necessary for the completion of projects.
The original contract was $250,000.00 authorized by ordinance 0...
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