Explanation
1.BACKGROUND
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into agreements with The Ohio State University (OSU) for the joint Roadway Improvements - Cannon Drive Relocation project, to accept contributions from OSU, and to provide refunds to OSU after the project and final accounting is complete, if necessary.
Ordinance 2511-2011 authorized the Director of Public Service to enter into a design reimbursement agreement with Ohio State University (OSU) for the Roadway Improvements - Cannon Drive Relocation project. Under this agreement, OSU owned the contract with EMH&T and the city reimbursed OSU for preliminary engineering services for the project.
Ordinance 1656-2014 authorized the Director of Public Service to waive competitive bidding and enter directly into contract with EMH&T for detailed design services for the Roadway Improvements - Cannon Drive Relocation project. The Department anticipates seeking City Council approval to modify this contract at a later date.
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Service to accept contributions from OSU for the forthcoming design services contract modification, enter into a contribution agreement for design services, including modifications as necessary, and to enter into future construction contribution agreement(s) as appropriate.
The proposed relocation of Cannon Drive will improve the north-south transportation corridor between King Avenue and Lane Avenue, providing better access to the university including critical care facilities within the Medical Campus, and opening up approximately 12 acres for development. The project will extend between King Avenue and John Herrick Drive, a total roadway length of approximately 2,820 feet, with improvements including a landscaped median for access management along Cannon Drive. Roadway extensions of Medical Center Drive, 10th Avenue, 12th Avenue, and John Herrick Drive will be required to connect to the realigned Cannon D...
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