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File #: 1645-2014    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 6/30/2014 In control: Public Service & Transportation Committee
On agenda: 7/21/2014 Final action: 7/23/2014
Title: To amend the 2014 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize the City Auditor to transfer cash and appropriation within the Streets and Highways Bonds Fund; to authorize the Director of Public Service to enter into contract with PRIME AE Group, Inc. for engineering, technical, and surveying services in connection with the Roadway Improvements - 18th Street - I-70 to Main Street Contract; to authorize the expenditure of up to $230,000.00 from the Streets and Highways Bonds Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($230,000.00)
Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into contract with PRIME AE Group, Inc., in the amount of up to $230,000.00 for the Roadway Improvements - 18th Street - I-70 to Main Street Contract. The work for this project will be in the Near East community planning area.

The Department of Public Service is initiating a procurement effort that will result in the award and execution of a professional services contract related to the development of improvements to Roadway Improvements - 18th Street - I-70 to Main Street Contract. The intent of this project is to provide the City of Columbus, Division of Design and Construction, additional resources to produce construction plans and associated deliverables for improvements to South 18th Street from the bridge over I-70 to East Main Street. Improvements will generally consist of pavement reconstruction with curb line relocations, wider sidewalks, new street trees, new street lighting, the relocation of all overhead utilities to underground systems, new water line, and new storm water facilities.

The Department of Public Service, Office of Support Services, solicited Requests for Proposals for the Roadway Improvements - 18th Street - I-70 to Main Street Contract. The project was formally advertised on the Vendor Services web site from May 22, 2014, to June 12, 2014. The city received six (6) responses. All of the proposals were deemed responsive and were fully evaluated when the Evaluation Committee met on June 19, 2014. The responsive firms were:

Company Name City/State Majority/MBE/FBE/ASN /PHC
Prime AE Group Columbus, OH ASN
Columbus Engineering Consultants, Inc. Columbus, OH ASN
ADR & Associates, Ltd. Columbus, OH MAJ
Resource International, Inc. Columbus, OH FBE
CT Consultants Columbus, OH MAJ
ms consultants, Inc. Columbus, OH MAJ

PRIME AE Group, Inc. ...

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