Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Service to execute a professional services contract modification to the Traffic Signal Installation - Columbus Traffic Signal System Phase A contract with HNTB Ohio, Inc for construction related inspection services during the construction of the Traffic Management Center project in an amount up to $245,000.00.
Work performed to as part of this contract includes:
Design of the fiber optic backbone to migrate the Columbus Traffic Signal System (CTSS) to an open architecture that can serve central Ohio stakeholders with system connectivity and interoperability. This design included the 85 miles of the high speed fiber optic network that will support new hardware and software for a new modern signal system. The first modification designed the renovation of 1881 25th facility for the location of the Traffic Management Center from 109 North Front St.
Current modification work:
This modification will provide construction related inspection services during the construction of the Traffic Management Center project including but not limited to requests for information (RFI)'s and similar, electronic scheduling using, shop drawings & submittal review, change order process, progress meetings with meeting minutes, pay request review and approval, punch list(s)/punch list(s) approval, as-built and close out documentation and drawings, as-built drawings and as-built disc, one-year walk through.
The first modification to this contract designed the renovation of 1881 25th facility for the location of the Traffic Management Center from 109 North Front St. The modification was $400,000.00 passed by Ordinance 0613-2012, on April 25, 2012. The Contract Number is EL012822.
This modification is necessary because the imminent demolition of 109 North Front St. was not anticipated when the original contract was written in 2007.
In Columbus, typically for facility related projects such as new bui...
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