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File #: 1662-2014    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 7/2/2014 In control: Public Service & Transportation Committee
On agenda: 7/21/2014 Final action: 7/23/2014
Title: To amend the 2014 Capital Improvements Budget; to authorize the City Auditor to transfer cash and appropriation within the Water Works Enlargement Voted Bonds Fund; to waive the competitive bidding provisions of Columbus City Code for this project; to authorize the Director of Public Service to enter into contract with GPD Associates for engineering, technical, and surveying services in connection with the Roadway Improvements - Livingston Avenue - Front to Fourth project; to authorize the expenditure of up to $950,000.00 from the Streets and Highways Bonds Fund and up to $50,000.00 from the Water Works Enlargement Voted Bonds Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($1,000,000.00)
Attachments: 1. Livingston Front to Fourth Waiver Form
Explanation

1. BACKGROUND
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into contract with Glaus, Pyle, Schomer, Burns and DeHaven, dba GPD Associates, in the amount of up to $1,000,000.00 for the Roadway Improvements - Livingston Avenue - Front to Fourth project.

This project involves the preparation of detailed design plans which will include the following improvements: the roadway will be reconstructed, widened, and converted to two-way traffic; bike lanes will be added; curb extensions and new sidewalk will be installed; there will be intersection upgrades, streetscape improvements, new storm sewer installation, new street lighting, and new water line installation; and all aerial utilities will be relocated underground. These improvements will be performed in the Near South Community Planning Area.
A bidding waiver is requested for this contract. GPD is under contract with ODOT providing consultant and design work on Phase 4A of the I70/I71 - Livingston Avenue project which will modify traffic on Livingston Avenue. The city desires to use this opportunity to convert Livingston Avenue to two-way traffic from Front Street to Fourth Street and provide complete street features and the aforementioned improvements. The project design must be coordinated with ODOT’s design. GPD’s knowledge of the ODOT project and how that project will impact this City project saves the time and expense of a knowledge transfer between consultants and allows the project to be completed within the timeframe available to do the design.
Searches in the System for Award Management (Federal) and the Findings for Recovery list (State) produced no findings against GPD Associates.

2. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE
The contract compliance number for GPD Associates is 341134715 and expires 3/25/15.
3. FISCAL IMPACT
Funding in the amount of $1,000,000.00 is available for the project as follows: $950,000.00 from the Streets and Highways Bonds Fund, Fund 704, within ...

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