Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
The City of Columbus and Daimler Group, Inc. (Daimler) are engaged in a Public-Private Partnership (3P) to make streetscape improvements along the east side of South High Street, north side of Main Street and south side of Rich Street in support of the 250 South High project in the River South District of downtown Columbus.
This ordinance seeks authorization for the Director of the Department of Public Service to enter into a Construction Guaranteed Maximum Reimbursement Agreement with Daimler Group, Inc. and to encumber the funds required for the city to perform construction administration and inspection services relative to the Downtown Streetscape - High Street - Rich Street to Main Street project.
The scope of this project encompasses improvements to South High Street from the south curb line of Rich Street to the north curb line of Main Street, Main Street from the east curb line of South High Street to a point +/- 118 feet east and Rich Street from the east curb line of South High Street to a point +/- 113 feet east and includes new sidewalk, street lights, landscaping and a paver drop-off lane on South High Street. The project also includes replacing a mast arm signal at the southeast corner of South High Street and Rich Street and relocating it from private property into the public right-of-way. The City will reimburse the developer for the underground work scope as part of the signal replacement and the City will install all above-ground items.
The Construction Guaranteed Maximum Reimbursement Agreement will not include reimbursement for construction administration and inspection services. Instead, the City will fund those services directly. The funds required for the City to perform construction administration and inspection services are being legislated prior to the execution of a construction contract for this project to assist Daimler with meeting the project’s construction schedule.
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