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File #: 1600-2015    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 6/9/2015 In control: Public Service & Transportation Committee
On agenda: 7/13/2015 Final action: 7/16/2015
Title: To amend the 2015 Capital Improvements Budget; to authorize the City Auditor to transfer cash and appropriation between projects within the Streets and Highways Bond Fund; to authorize the Director of Public Service to modify an existing design contract with ms consultants, inc. for the Arterial Street Rehabilitation - Hamilton Road - I-70 to Refugee Road project; to authorize the expenditure of up to $1,000,000.00 from the Streets and Highways Bonds Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($1,000,000.00)
Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Service to modify a design contract with ms consultants, inc. for the Arterial Street Rehabilitation - Hamilton Road - I-70 to Refugee Road project.

This project, also known as FRA-SR317-10.630 (PID Number 95570), includes the completion of the Project Development Process (PDP) for improvements to S. Hamilton Road from approximately 1500’ south of Refugee Road to approximately 550’ north of Groves Road and Refugee Road from approximately 500’ west of S. Hamilton Road to approximately 1900’ east of S. Hamilton Road. The primary purpose of the project is to upgrade the roadway, sidewalk, bikeway facilities and aesthetic elements within the City of Columbus right-of-way along Hamilton Road in the Eastland Area, also known as Community Planning Area 24.

This planned modification provides funding for the final design of this project.

Original amount of this contract $250,000.00 (Ord. 2793-2013; EL015562)
Modification number 1 $474,943.66 (Ord. 1436-2014; EL016065)
Modification number 2 $1,000,000.00

The total amount of the contract, including this modification is $1,724,943.66.

Searches in the System for Award Management (Federal) and the Findings for Recovery list (State) produced no findings against ms consultants, inc.

2. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE
The contract compliance number for ms consultants, inc. is 34-6546916 and expires 3/7/16.
3. FISCAL IMPACT
Funds in the amount of $1,000,000.00 are available for this project in the Streets and Highways Bond Fund within the Department of Public Service. Amendment to the 2015 Capital Improvements Budget is necessary to establish sufficient cash and authority in the proper project.

4. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
The department requests emergency designation so as to provide necessary engineering and design funding and prevent unnecessary delays in the Department of Public Service’s Capital Improvement Program.

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