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, which is designing the Wilson Road shared use path and Mound Street pedestrian improvements.
This modification consists of but is not limited to: final design for the Wilson Road shared use path, Mound Street right-of-way plans, additional project scope to extend the Mound Street project through the Wayne Ave intersection to achieve a proper horizontal curve, the final design of the stormwater Best Management Practices, and design services for Franklin County related to the Wilson Road bridge adjacent to the proposed shared use path.
The Franklin County Engineer’s Office is contributing $132,580.82 for this modification. Ordinance 1730-2015 authorized the Director of Public Service to enter into various agreements with the Franklin County Engineer’s Office for this project, to accept a deposit from Franklin County Engineer’s Office, execute agreement modifications to accept additional deposits as necessary, and return any unused balance to the Franklin County Engineer’s Office upon completion of the construction as necessary.
Original contract amount $330,000.00 (Ordinance 2097-2012, EL013727)
Modification number 1 $250,000.00 (Ordinance 0580-2014, EL016035)
Modification number 2 $157,419.18 (City of Columbus Funds - this modification)
Modification number 2 $132,580.82 (Franklin County Engineer’s Office Funds - this modification)
Total amount of the contract: $870,000.00
(including this modification)
Searches in the System for Award Management (Federal) and the Findings for Recovery list (State) produced no findings against Woolpert, Inc.
2. FISCAL IMPACT
Funds in the amount of $157,419.18 are available for this project in the Streets and Highways Bond Fund, Fund 704. Funds in the amount of $132,580.82 wi...
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