Explanation
The City is engaged in the Alum Creek Drive Improvement Project. This project consists of the widening and reconstruction of approximately 2.07 miles of Alum Creek Drive from Williams Road northward to Performance Way/Refugee Road South. Total project costs, including design engineering, land acquisition, utility relocation and construction, are estimated to be $15 million. Construction is anticipated to begin in mid 2011 and be completed by the end of 2013. Successful completion of this project requires that the City acquire fee simple title and lesser interests in and to various properties located along the project corridor and that the City participate in the relocation of existing utilities along these roadways. Ordinance 0386-2007, April 23, 2007 was passed by City Council to provide funding and to authorize the City Attorney to contract for professional services, including the hiring of independent appraisers, necessary for the acquisition of the remaining parcels. Because of the large number of parcels to be acquired and the time allowed for acquisition it is necessary to hire more than one appraiser whose past performance with the City has displayed a high level of competence, excellent quality of work and a consistent success in meeting similar narrow deadlines and because the City is receiving funding from ODOT, are on ODOT's list of qualified appraisers. Appraisers in the Columbus area on ODOT's qualified list were contacted and of those contacted, six appraisers indicated they can meet the time frames required for the project. For all six appraisers, the total cost of appraising the parcels assigned exceeds $20,000.00, but does not exceed $50,000.00. Six independent appraisers have submitted qualifications and time frame proposals that meet the aforementioned criteria. It is therefore necessary, to the extent it may be applicable, to request that City Council waive the process for awarding professional service contracts exceedi...
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