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RESOLUTION NO. R-1213-149: A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, APPROPRIATING $6,000 FROM THE CAPITAL FUND BALANCE FOR IRRIGATION SYSTEM REPLACEMENT IN THE LANDSCAPED MEDIAN ON WEST MAIN STREET BETWEEN MERKLE DRIVE AND COLLIER DRIVE.
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BACKGROUND: The 2005 Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) allocates approximately $15 Million in Federal funds per year for the implementation of eligible transportation improvements in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. Ten percent of this appropriation is used to fund safety projects at 100% of their construction cost.
Roadway lighting improvements along federal functionally classified roads are eligible for 100% federal funding. On February 23, 2010, City Council approved Resolution R-0910-89, which was forwarded to both the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG) and the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT), requesting federal funds to pay for 100% of the construction cost of a project that upgrades the roadway lighting system on West Main Street. In the resolution the City agrees to the terms and conditions of a federally funded project by stating its willingness to assume the responsibility for the preparation of engineering plans, the purchase of any additional right-of-way, the relocation of public utilities and funding of the local share of the construction cost, which normally is 20% but for this safety project will be 0%. The project was submitted for consideration and was included in the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments' (ACOG) 2011 Regional Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP).
On October 26, 2010, City Council approved Contract K-1011-84 with Bucher, Willis & Ratliff Corporation (a.k.a. H. W. Lochner) for design and preparation of construction plans.
ODOT opened bids on March 22, 2012 and the Oklahoma Transportation Commission awarded the low bid, in the amount of $1,083,917,...
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