Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into professional services contract with 2LMN, Inc. in the amount of up to $600,000.00 for the Signals - N. 4th Street, Phase 1 project.
The intent of this project is to provide the City of Columbus, Department of Public Service, additional resources to design the replacement and upgrade to current standards of existing traffic signals along N. 4th Street at the intersections with E. 1st Avenue, E. 2nd Avenue, E. 5th Avenue, E. 7th Avenue, and E. 17th Avenue.
The Department of Public Service solicited Requests for Proposals for the Signals - N. 4th Street, Phase 1 contract. The project was formally advertised on the Vendor Services and Bonfire web sites from September 7, 2022, to October 5, 2022. The city received four (4) responses. All proposals were deemed responsive and were fully evaluated when the Evaluation Committee met on October 12, 2022. The responding firms were:
Company Name City/State Majority/MBE/MBR/F1/AS1/PHC
American Structurepoint Columbus, OH Majority
2LMN, Inc. Columbus, OH MBE
TEC Engineering Columbus, OH WBE
GPD Columbus, OH Majority
2LMN, Inc. received the highest score by the evaluation committee and will be awarded the Signals - N. 4th Street, Phase 1 contract.
Searches in the Excluded Party List System (Federal) and the Findings for Recovery list (State) produced no findings against 2LMN, Inc.
2. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE
The contract compliance number for 2LMN, Inc. is CC015474 and expires 11/04/2023.
3. FISCAL IMPACT
Funding for this contract is budgeted, available, and appropriated within Fund 2265, the Street Construction Maintenance and Repair Fund.
4. MINORITY AND WOMAN OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE & SMALL LOCAL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM
This contract was bid with an anticipated City of Columbus MBE/WBE Program goal of 18% as assigned by th...
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