Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into professional services contract with E.P. Ferris and Associates, Inc. in the amount of up to $600,000.00 for the Roadway - Parkwood Avenue - Mock Road to Hudson Street project.
The intent of this project is to provide the City of Columbus, Department of Public Service, additional resources for the preliminary engineering and detailed design of improvements to Parkwood Avenue from Mock Road to Hudson Street, including improvements to the intersections.
The Department of Public Service, Office of Support Services, solicited Requests for Proposals for the Roadway - Parkwood Avenue - Mock Road to Hudson Street contract. The project was formally advertised on the Vendor Services and Bonfire web sites from January 26, 2023, to February 23, 2023. The city received five (5) responses. All proposals were deemed responsive and were fully evaluated when the Evaluation Committee met on March 6, 2023. The responding firms were:
Company Name City/State MAJ/EBE/LGBTBE/MBE/SLBE/VBE/WBE
E.P. Ferris and Associates, Inc. Columbus, OH MAJ
The Mannik & Smith Group, Inc. Columbus, OH MAJ
Michael Baker International, Inc. Columbus, OH MAJ
Fishbeck Columbus, OH MAJ
Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. Columbus, OH MAJ
E.P. Ferris and Associates, Inc. received the highest score by the evaluation committee and will be awarded the Roadway - Parkwood Avenue - Mock Road to Hudson Street contract.
Searches in the Excluded Party List System (Federal) and the Findings for Recovery list (State) produced no findings against E.P. Ferris and Associates, Inc.
2. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE
The contract compliance number for E.P. Ferris and Associates, Inc. is CC004823 and expires 05/05/2023.
3. FISCAL IMPACT
Funding for this contract is available and appropriated within Fund 7704, the Streets and Highways Bond Fund. ...
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