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File #: 2443-2020    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 10/23/2020 In control: Public Service & Transportation Committee
On agenda: 11/9/2020 Final action: 11/12/2020
Title: To amend the 2019 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize the transfer of cash and appropriation within the Streets and Highways Bond Fund; to authorize the Director of Public Service to enter into a professional services contract with TranSystems Corporation of Ohio for the Intersection - Safety Study General Engineering 2020 project; to authorize the expenditure of up to $500,000.00 from the Streets and Highways Bond Fund to pay for this contract; and to declare an emergency. ($500,000.00)
Attachments: 1. ORD 2443-2020 Accounting Template
Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into a professional services contract with TranSystems Corporation of Ohio in the amount of up to $500,000.00 for the Intersection - Safety Study General Engineering 2020 project.

The intent of this contract is to provide the City of Columbus with continuing, contractual access to additional resources that are necessary to perform various professional traffic engineering services as well as provide technical expertise to produce studies for the Department of Public Service to aid the City in determining solutions for safety issues throughout the City.
The Department of Public Service, Office of Support Services, solicited Requests for Proposals for the Intersection - Safety Study General Engineering 2020 contract. The project was formally advertised on the Vendor Services and Bonfire web sites from September 14, 2020, to October 13, 2020. The
City received eight responses. All proposals were deemed responsive and were fully evaluated when the Evaluation Committee met on October 20, 2020. The responding firms were:
Company Name City/State Majority/MBE/MBR/F1/AS1/PHC
AECOM Technical Services, Inc. Columbus, OH Majority
TranSystems Corporation of Ohio Columbus, OH Majority
TEC Engineering, Inc. Columbus, OH F1
Crawford, Murphy & Tilly Columbus, OH Majority
Burgess & Niple Columbus, OH Majority
Woolpert, Inc. Columbus, OH Majority
EMH&T Columbus, OH Majority
Dynotec, Inc. Columbus, OH MBE

TranSystems Corporation of Ohio received the highest score by the evaluation committee and will be awarded the Intersection - Safety Study General Engineering 2020 contract.

Searches in the Excluded Party List System (Federal) and the Findings for Recovery list (State) produced no findings against TranSystems Corporation of Ohio.

2. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE
TranSystems Corporation of...

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