Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: The City of Columbus, Ohio, Department of Public Service (“City), is engaged in the Arterial Street Rehabilitation - Alum Creek Drive - Frebis to Refugee (FRA-CR122-6.22 (PID 85017)) project (“Project”). In order for the City to complete this project, the City must enter into an agreement with the Norfolk Southern Railway Company (“NSRC”), a Virginia corporation. Therefore, this ordinance authorizes the City’s Director of the Department of Public Service to enter into an agreement with NSRC. The purpose of this agreement is to allow NSRC to review and approve engineering and design plans, specifications, drawings, and other documents pertaining to the Project; to prepare cost estimates for NSRC’s work related to the project; and review of construction cost estimates, site surveys, assessments, studies, and related construction documents submitted to NSRC.
Searches in the System for Award Management (Federal) and the Findings for Recovery list (State) produced no findings against NSRC.
2. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE: Norfolk Southern Railway Company contract compliance number is 536002016/005 and expires on 4/17/15.
3. FISCAL IMPACT: Funds in the amount of $22,500.00 are available for this project in the Streets and Highways Bond Fund within the Department of Public Service. An amendment to the 2013 Capital Improvements fund is necessary for the purpose of providing sufficient spending authority for the aforementioned project expenditure.
4. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: Emergency action is requested to provide necessary engineering and design funding and prevent unnecessary delays in the Department of Public Service’s Capital Improvement Program.
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To amend the 2013 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize the City Auditor to transfer cash and appropriation within the Streets and Highways Bond Fund; to authorize the Director of the Department of Public Service to enter into an agreement with the Norfolk Southern Railway Comp...
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