Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into a professional services contract through the City’s Request for Proposal process with Mead and Hunt for the Intersection Improvements - Georgesville Road at Hall Road project.
The intent of this project is to provide the City of Columbus, Division of Design and Construction, with additional resources to perform professional engineering and survey services as well as provide technical expertise for the Department to implement the City’s Intersection Improvements - Georgesville Road at Hall Road Design Project. The project consists of the design of improvements to the intersection of Georgesville Road at Hall Road aimed at reducing crash frequency and severity. The improvements include the addition of an eastbound right turn lane and a southbound right turn lane and the reconstruction of the traffic signal to include the following components: LED signal heads with backplates, countdown type pedestrian signal heads and pedestrian push buttons for crossing the west and south legs, uninterruptible power supply (UPS), and supplemental signal heads. Additionally, the clearance intervals will be reviewed and adjusted as needed.
The Department of Public Service, Office of Support Services, solicited Requests for Proposals for the Intersection Improvements - Georgesville Road at Hall Road project. The project was formally advertised on the Vendor Services web site from September 7, 2017, to September 28, 2017. The city received three (3) responses. All responses were deemed responsive and were fully evaluated when the Evaluation Committee met on October 5, 2017. The estimated Notice to Proceed date is August 01, 2018. The responding firms were:
Company Name City/State Majority/MBE/FBE
Mead and Hunt Columbus, OH MAJ
E.L. Robinson Columbus, OH MAJ
The Mannik Smith Group ...
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