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 Columbus Traffic Signal System Phase A project with HNTB Ohio, Inc. in the amount of $1,100,000.00. A professional services contract for engineering is needed to assure timely completion of the design and as the Transportation Division does not maintain adequate staff or all of the various disciplines necessary to complete such design in house.
The project will migrate the Columbus Traffic Signal System (CTSS) to an open architecture that can serve central Ohio stakeholders with system connectivity and interoperability. This design will include the fiber optic network that will support new hardware and software for a new modern signal system.
The selection process for the professional service contract has been done in accordance with provisions of Chapter 329.12 of Columbus City Codes 1959. Four majority firms and one minority firm submitted a proposal: DLZ Ohio, Inc., HNTB Ohio, Inc., ms consultants, inc., PBS&J, and URS Corporation.
The evaluation committee determined that HNTB Ohio, Inc., Contract Compliance # 431628397, (expiration 6/7/09), submitted the best overall proposal at a competitive price for this work.
Emergency action is requested so that this project can proceed in a timely manner and keep commitments made to the local community, MORPC, FHWA, and ODOT.
Fiscal Impact
Funds in the amount of $1,100,000.00 are available in the 1995, 1999, 2004 Voted Street and Highway Fund for this project. $864,668.87 is budgeted for the project and the remainder ($235,331.13) is available due to cancellation of encumbrances from completed projects for the Transportation Division.
Title
To amend the 2007 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize the transfer of $500,000.00 within the Voted 1995, 1999, 2004 Streets and Highways Fund; to autho...
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