Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Service to execute a service contract with Designing Local Limited for the provision of public engagement, conceptual design, plan development, and art installation services related to the Roadway - Sullivant Avenue - Hague to I70 project.
The aforementioned project encompasses various improvements to the existing Sullivant Avenue corridor from Hague Avenue to Interstate 70. Ordinance 0675-2020 authorized the Director of Public Service to execute a professional service contract with E.P. Ferris and Associates to advance the design of necessary public infrastructure improvements along the corridor including new traffic signals, street lighting, and curb extensions/bumpouts.
The Department of Public Service desires to engage Designing Local to guide the development of a public art plan and to manage the production and installation of public artwork in that area, an effort commonly referred to as the Sullivant Bright Public Art and Parklet project. This Columbus-based business has been certified as a woman owned business enterprise by the City's Office of Diversity and Inclusion and has demonstrated experience at delivering similar projects to the City of Columbus, having been previously commissioned by the Department of Development to develop the High Street Strategic Public Art Plan and by the Recreation and Parks Department to design improvements to the Tuttle Park lower fields.
The completion of the Sullivant Bright Public Art and Parklet project must align with the current schedule outlined for the design and construction of planned public infrastructure improvements because the artistic elements will be integrated into components of said improvements. This critical coordination of services effectively precludes a formal solicitation process because the design phase of the Roadway - Sullivant Avenue - Hague to I70 project already has commenced and construction is slated to beg...
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