City of Columbus - File #: 1766-2013

• File #: 1766-2013
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 7/1/2013
• In control: Public Service & Transportation Committee
• On agenda: 7/22/2013
• Final action: 7/25/2013
• Title: To authorize and direct the City Auditor to appropriate and transfer $250,000.00 from the Special Income Tax Fund to the Streets and Highways Bonds Fund; to authorize the Director of Public Service to modify and increase an existing contract with Gannett Fleming Engineers & Architects for professional services for the Roadway Improvements - Lazelle Road project; to authorize the expenditure of up to $250,000.00 from the Streets and Highways Bond Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($250,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/25/2013	1	ACTING CITY CLERK	Attest
7/24/2013	1	ACTING MAYOR	Signed
7/22/2013	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
7/22/2013	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass

Explanation

1. BACKGROUND:
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to execute a modification for a professional engineering services contract with Gannett Fleming Engineers & Architects (Gannett Fleming) for the Roadway Improvements - Lazelle Road project. This is the second modification to the original contract.

The original contract and first modification’s scope of work focused on improving Lazelle Road from a point west of Flint Road to Sancus Boulevard, and will include improvements to the intersections of Lazelle Road at Flint Road and South Old State Road and replacement of the railroad underpass. This is known as Lazelle Road - Phase B.

The Department of Public Service applied for and received MORPC Attributable Funds (federal funds) in early 2013 to improve areas adjacent to the portion of Lazelle Road described above. The portion of Lazelle Road west of Phase B, from N. High St. to a point west of Flint Road where Phase B began, is known as Phase A. Phase C will be to the east, from Sancus to Worthington-Galena Rd. The City will receive over $27 million in federal funds for all phases of improvements to the Lazelle Road corridor from N. Nigh St. to Worthington-Galena Road.

Gannet Fleming was selected through the request for proposal process to prepare the preliminary engineering document for the corridor. After completion of the preliminary engineering document, the department solicited requests for proposal for detail design of Phase B. Gannet Fleming was the only firm to submit a proposal. They were selected to perform the detailed design for Phase B.

Because of Gannet Flemings extensive knowledge of the area, the Director of the Department of Pubic Service seeks authorization to expand the scope of work of the original contract to include Phases A and C. Based upon the response from the RFP process for Phase B, it would not be efficient to solicit proposals for Phase A and C. Additionally, ODOT is considering trea...