Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Service to modify a professional engineering services contract with Woolpert, Inc. for the Pedestrian Safety Improvements - Sidewalk Design II contract.
The original ordinance, 2097-2012, indicated that the project design would be completed in two parts and that a planned modification would be forthcoming. Part 1 consisted of preliminary engineering and Part 2 consists of final design.
This project consists of but is not limited to: preparing a Traffic Engineering Study for the Mound Street corridor between Binns Boulevard and Wayne Avenue, developing and illustrating typical sections for Mound Street for concepts which would include utilizing a center two-way left turn lane, or a combination of the above, preparing exhibit(s) illustrating the conceptual alignment of the pavement, curb, sidewalk, street trees, right-of-way, and pavement markings, mapping existing right-of-way limits and potential rights-of-way limits, identifying existing utilities and location of facilities, and performing alternative analysis of Best Management Practices (BMPs) for post-construction water quality.
Original contract amount: $330,000.00 (Ordinance 2097-2012, EL013727)
Modification number 1: $250,000.00
Total amount of the contract, including this modification: $580,000.00
Searches in the System for Award Management (Federal) and the Findings for Recovery list (State) produced no findings against Woolpert, Inc.
2. FISCAL IMPACT
This project is funded in the 2013 Capital Improvements Budget. Amendment to the 2013 Capital Improvements Budget is necessary to establish sufficient cash and authority in the proper project.
3. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE
Woolpert, Inc.’s contract compliance number is 201391406 and expires 6/6/15.
4. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
Emergency action is requested to provide necessary engineering and design funding to prevent unnecessary delays in the Department of Public Service’s Cap...
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