City of Columbus - File #: 1596-2007

• File #: 1596-2007
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/28/2007
• In control: Public Service & Transportation Committee
• On agenda: 11/26/2007
• Final action: 11/28/2007
• Title: To authorize the Director of Public Service to enter into a professional service contract with R. D. Zande & Associates, Inc., for the engineering of the Polaris Parkway at Orion Intersection Improvement project and to authorize the expenditure of $400,000.00 from the Street and Highway Improvement Fund for the Transportation Division; to waive the competitive bidding provisions of Columbus City Codes, 1959; and to declare an emergency ($400,000.00).

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
11/28/2007	1	MAYOR	Signed
11/28/2007	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
11/26/2007	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
11/26/2007	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO-TEM	Signed
11/16/2007	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
11/16/2007	1	Service Reviewer	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
11/15/2007	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/15/2007	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/15/2007	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/15/2007	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/15/2007	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/15/2007	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/13/2007	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/13/2007	1	Service Reviewer	Sent for Approval
11/12/2007	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/12/2007	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/12/2007	1	Finance - Purchasing Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/8/2007	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/31/2007	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/31/2007	1	Service Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved

Explanation

Background: This legislation authorizes the Public Service Director to enter into a contract for the Transportation Division for a professional services engineering contract for the Polaris Parkway at Orion Place Intersection Improvement project with R. D. Zande & Associates, Incorporated in the amount of $400,000.00. The project is located on Polaris Parkway between I-71 and the Westerville corporation line.

The purpose of the project is to reduce congestion and improve safety at this intersection and within the Polaris Parkway corridor. This project will widen Orion Place north and south of Polaris Parkway, and the widening of Polaris Parkway between I-71 and the Westerville corporation line. R. D. Zande & Associates, Inc. completed plans in 2000 for the widening of Polaris Parkway between I-71 and the Westerville corporation line; however, due to the lack of funds for constructing this improvement, this project was placed on hold. With the recently completed Polaris Parkway/I-71 interchange improvements, delays, backups, congestion, and accidents are on the rise. R. D. Zande has all of the survey data and expertise to complete this task with a lower fee and shorter schedule than a consultant selected by the QBS process, resulting in substantial savings to the citizens of Columbus. A professional services contract for engineering is needed to assure timely completion of the design as the Transportation Division does not maintain adequate staff or all of the various disciplines necessary to complete such design in house.

R.D. Zande was originally selected using the selection process for the professional service contract done in accordance with provisions of Chapter 329.12 of Columbus City Code 1959 for the completion of the original Polaris Parkway Widening Project. It is recommended that the applicable provisions of Chapter 329 of the City Code be waived and the consulting engineering firm of R. D. Zande & Associates, Inc., CC#31139512...