Explanation
This legislation authorizes the Public Service Director to enter into a $47,000.00 Guaranteed Maximum Cost Agreement with Capitol South Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation for design development and budgeting for future implementation of a Downtown Wayfinding Signage program within the City's Downtown District. This contract will examine the existing vehicular wayfinding signage conditions in the public right-of-way as well as the potential for adding to the existing vehicular wayfinding signage. These potential improvements would coordinate with the Capital Crossroads Special Improvement District's efforts to implement pedestrian wayfinding signage along High Street. The Development Department has identified and negotiated this agreement and the Public Service Department will enter into contract and administer the agreement. The formal competitive bidding requirements of Chapter 329 of the City Code are being waived for the procurement of engineering and construction services pursuant to this Guaranteed Maximum Cost Agreement.
FISCAL IMPACT: This expense is budgeted in the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund, Fund 704, Downtown Streetscapes project.
Title
To authorize the Public Service Director to enter into a Guaranteed Maximum Cost Agreement with Capitol South Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation for design development and budgeting for future implementation of a Downtown Wayfinding Signage program within the City's Downtown District for the Transportation Division; to waive the competitive bidding requirements of the Columbus City Code, 1959, and to authorize the expenditure of $47,000.00 from the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund. ($47,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the need exists to enter into a Guaranteed Maximum Cost Agreement for design development and budgeting for future implementation of a Downtown Wayfinding Signage program within the City's Downtown District; and
WHEREAS, design devel...
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