Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into a professional services contracts with Woolpert, Inc. in the amount of up to $750,000.00 for the Roadway - North Knot-SR315 project.
The intent of this project is to provide the City of Columbus, Department of Public Service, general engineering and transportation planning services for preliminary design services for improvements to State Route 315 (SR-315) and its exit or entrance ramps and interchanges between the SR-315 bridge (south of King Avenue) over the Olentangy River and Ackerman Road. This project will be used to identify traffic capacity improvements to the freeway ramps and interchanges needed to support existing and planned development in the area. It will also be used to identify traffic capacity improvements to intersections in close proximity to the interchanges.
Ordinance 1508-2022 authorized the Director of the Department of Public Service to enter into agreements with and accept funds from both The Ohio State University and the Franklin County Engineer’s Office to advance the Roadway - North Knot-SR315 project.
The Department of Public Service, Office of Support Services, issued a Request for Proposals for the Roadway - North Knot-SR315 contract. The project was formally advertised on the Vendor Services and Bonfire web sites from May 18, 2022 to June 8, 2022. The City received five (5) responses. All proposals were deemed responsive and were fully evaluated when the Evaluation Committee met on June 22, 2022. The responding firms were:
Company Name City/State Majority/MBE/MBR/F1/AS1/PHC
Arcadis Columbus, OH Majority
HDR Engineering, Inc. Columbus, OH Majority
HNTB Ohio, Inc. Columbus, OH Majority
Woolpert, Inc. Columbus, OH Majority
WSP USA, Inc. Columbus, OH Majority
Woolpert, Inc. received the highest score by the evaluation committee and will be awa...
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