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File #: 2215-2014    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 9/22/2014 In control: Public Service & Transportation Committee
On agenda: 10/20/2014 Final action: 10/22/2014
Title: To authorize the City Auditor to appropriate and transfer $999,580.85 from the Preserve TIF Fund and to appropriate and transfer $349,871.48 from the Special Income Tax Fund to the Preserve TIF Fund; to authorize the City Auditor to transfer monies between funds within the Department of Public Service; to authorize the City Auditor to appropriate $2,675,301.05 within the State Issue II Street Projects Fund; to authorize the Director of Public Service to enter into contract with Danbert Inc. to provide for the payment of the contract and construction administration and inspection services in connection with the Arterial Street Rehabilitation - Morse Road - Preserve TIF Improvements Phase 1 project; to authorize the appropriation and expenditure of $2,675,301.05 from the State Issue II Street Projects Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($2,675,301.05)

Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into a contract for the construction of the Arterial Street Rehabilitation - Morse Road - Preserve TIF Improvements Phase 1 project and to provide payment for construction administration and inspection services.

This contract consists of widening Morse Road to a 3-lane section from Trellis Lane/Underwood Farms Blvd to a point approximately 1,400’ west of Johnstown Road. Morse Road will be milled and overlaid within the limits of the widening. A 10’ shared use path will be constructed on the north side of Morse Road over the entire length of the project. Additional improvements include signage, street lighting, street trees, storm sewers, bioretention basin, curb ramps, and traffic control devices, and other such work as may be necessary to complete the contract in accordance with the plans and specifications set forth in the Bid Submittal Documents.
The estimated Notice to Proceed date is October 20, 2014. The project was let by the Office of Support Services through Vendor Services and Bid Express. Ten bids were received on September 4, 2014 (ten majority) and tabulated on September 12, 2014 as follows:

Company Name Bid Amount City/State Majority/MBE/FBE
Danbert Inc. $2,432,091.86 Plain City, Ohio Majority
Jack Conie & Sons $2,440,453.13 Columbus, Ohio Majority
dba Conie Construction Company
Double Z Construction Company $2,480,332.86 Columbus, Ohio Majority
S.E.T., Inc. $2,603,088.80 Lowellville, Ohio Majority
Shelly and Sands, Inc. $2,710,856.34 Columbus, Ohio Majority
Strawser Paving Company Inc. $2,732,621.55 Columbus, Ohio Majority
George J. Igel & Co. Inc. $2,820,984.22 Columbus, Ohio Majority
Complete General Construction Company $2,832,631.15 Columbus, Ohio Majority
Columbus Asphalt Paving Inc. $2,884,088.95 Columbus, Ohio Majority
Park Enterprise Construction Co., Inc. $3,113,916.38 Mar...

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