Explanation
Background: During the environmental process of designing the Spring Sandusky Interchange it was determined that a noise wall was needed. Citizen input was carefully considered in this project; residents chose landscape screening as their preferred option to the noise wall. The memorandum of understanding (MOU) agreed to by the City and interested parties including the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) committed the City to install landscape screening on the north side of I-670. This landscape screening was inadvertently left off the original plans. ODOT will permit the City to temporarily use its limited access right-of-way for this purpose.
This legislation authorizes the City to enter into a contract in an amount up to $165,449.11 for the Spring Sandusky Landscaping Improvement project and to pay construction inspection costs up to $50,306.00. This improvement details construction that involves clearing, seeding and planting in the area of I-670 including the median and west side of Michigan Avenue, the median and bump outs on Park Street, plantings at Poplar Park, Eden Alley, Kerr Street and Hamlet Street at East Third Avenue, clearing and planting along the Third Street entrance ramp to I-670 and the fence extension along Gooddale Street.
The estimated Notice to Proceed date is April 2005. The contractor has been given 60 days to complete the construction of the project. The project was let by the Transportation Division and was advertised in the City Bulletin, Dodge Reports and by the Builders Exchange. Sixteen bidders/suppliers were solicited (fifteen majority, one minority) and three bids were received (two majority, one minority) and tabulated on January 3, 2005 as follows:
Bidder / Status / Bid Amount
Miller Pavement Maintenance, Incorporated / majority /$165,449.11
McDaniel's Construction Corporation, Incorporated / minority / $183,348.56
Deitering Landscaping / majority / $242,430.30
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