Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance seeks authorization for the Director of the Department of Public Service to enter into a Design Guaranteed Maximum Reimbursement Agreement with Nationwide Realty Investors, Ltd., for up to $429,199.15 to design the Roadway Improvements - Nationwide Boulevard Improvements project.
In 2010, the City of Columbus began a five year commitment to provide funding to the SID Public Service Association (the “Downtown SID”) for the design and construction of downtown streetscape improvement projects identified by the Downtown SID through a 2009 Downtown Columbus Public Realm Enhancement Study (the “Public Realm Study”) for public improvement projects performed within the right of way. Included in the 2010-2015 Capital Improvement Plan, and subsequent capital plans, was a five year commitment totaling $2,745,000.
Roadway improvements to Nationwide Boulevard from North Front Street to North Fourth Street were identified in the Public Realm Study as one such public improvement project that would “reinvigorate the corner of High Street and Nationwide Boulevard” and “create a new gateway into the Convention Center/Arena District for both automobiles and pedestrians.”
The City, Nationwide Realty Investors, Ltd., and the Downtown SID are engaged in a Public-Private Partnership (3P), in which all parties agree to work collaboratively on the funding, design, and construction of roadway improvements on Nationwide Boulevard from North Front Street to North Fourth Street, and additional improvements on High Street from Nationwide Boulevard north to the railroad bridge in support of the ongoing development of the Greater Columbus Convention Center and Arena District.
The scope of public improvements for the Roadway Improvements - Nationwide Boulevard Improvements projects (the “Project”), include, but are not limited to: sidewalk installation and streetscape work on Nationwide Boulevard from North Front Street to North Fourth Street and o...
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