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CONTRACT K-1516-44: A CONTRACT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AND ATKINS NORTH AMERICA, INC., IN THE AMOUNT OF $690,400 TO PROVIDE ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES, RIGHT-OF-WAY ACQUISITION, AND UTILITY RELOCATION SERVICES FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT- DISASTER RELIEF (CDBG-DR) ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS USING FUNDING AWARDED TO THE CITY OF NORMAN BY THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AS OUTLINED IN CONTRACT K-1415-108.
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BACKGROUND: The City of Norman and Cleveland County both received damages to roads after the natural disasters including a May 19, 2013 tornado and multiple (six or more) wild fires in August of 2012. These disasters were all located in the same general area of southeastern Norman/Cleveland County. Damages to these roads with thin pavement sections were caused by heavy equipment providing aid during the disaster and recovery phases of the responses.
In June 2014, the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) released its allocations and program requirements for the CDBG-DR 2014 Program. After learning that this aid was available to repair damages from the two previous natural disasters, both the City of Norman and Cleveland County completed applications to receive funding. After several application revisions requested by the Oklahoma Department of Commerce (ODOC), the final City of Norman project locations, which are listed below, were determined and are shown on the attached map as Disaster Relief Project Locations.
The locations with funding allocations are as follows:
108th Avenue SE from Etowah Road to Highway 9 (3 miles) - $3,694,000
120th Avenue SE from Etowah Road to Highway 9 (3 miles) - $1,080,000
84th Avenue NE from Tecumseh Road to Franklin Road (1 mile) - $1,236,000
84th Avenue NE from Rock Creek Road to north end (0.3 mile) - $397,000
Tecumseh Road from 84th Avenue NE to 120th Avenue NE (2 miles) - $3,694,000
96th Avenue NE from Tecumseh Road to Arrowhead Drive (1+ m...
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