Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Service to pay utility relocation work by Columbia Gas, American Electric Power, and other utilities up to the amount of $350,000 for the Hard Road Phase A project.
The Public Service Department, Design and Construction Division, is engaged in the Arterial Street Rehabilitation - Hard Road Phase A project. This project involves widening Hard Road from Sawmill Road to Smoky Row Road. Project improvements include pavement, sidewalks, bike lanes, street lighting, construction and replacement of traffic signals, and utility relocations. This project complies with the recommendation of the Pedestrian Thoroughfare Plan as it encourages pedestrian and bicycle travel with the installation of the sidewalks, curb ramps and bike lanes.
In the course of effecting roadway improvements it is sometimes necessary to force the relocation of utilities from privately held easements. These relocations are in areas where the City has previously allowed utilities, but due to this project there is a need to relocate them at the City's expense. This ordinance authorizes payment for utility relocation work by Columbia Gas, American Electric Power, and other utilities up to the amount of $350,000.00.
Funding for this project will be provided by a grant awarded by the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (80%) and by the City (20%). The City’s share of the utility relocation expense is $70,000.00 ($350,000.00 x .20). Ultimately, the Ohio Department of Transportation will reimburse the difference ($280,000.00) to the City.
Searches in the System for Award Management (Federal) and the Findings for Recovery list (State) produced no findings against Columbia Gas or American Electric Power.
2. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE
The contract compliance number for Columbia Gas is 310673990 and expires 03/31/15. The contract compliance number for American Electric Power is 134922641 and expires 03/01/2014.
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