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AMENDMENT NO. ONE TO CONTRACT NO. K-1213-126: BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AND SAIC ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT, AND INFRASTRUCTURE, INC., (SAIC) INCREASING THE CONTRACT AMOUNT BY $100,940 FOR A REVISED CONTRACT AMOUNT OF $2,098,815 FOR ADDITIONAL ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES FOR DESIGN OF WEST LINDSEY BOND PROJECT.
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BACKGROUND: On November 22, 2011, the Norman City Council approved Programming Resolution No. R-1112-63 requesting federal funds for the West Lindsey Street Improvements. This Resolution stated the City's commitment to adhere to the terms and conditions of a federally funded project. Through the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG,) the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) agrees to provide 80% of the cost, up to $11.5 million, and administer the construction with the matching share from the City of Norman. In order to receive the federal funding, the City of Norman will be required to enter into an agreement with ODOT to complete the design, acquire all necessary rights-of-way and relocate utilities and encroachments at 100% the City's cost.
On August 28, 2012, the citizens of Norman voted in favor of a Bond Election to finance the local share of eight transportation/storm water improvement projects. One of the eight 2012 bond projects is West Lindsey Street from 24th Avenue S.W. to Berry Road. A location map is attached which shows the project boundaries.
The roadway portion of the project includes transportation and aesthetic improvements to Lindsey Street. The West Lindsey Street corridor between Interstate 35 and Berry Road is the most congested corridor in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. This section of West Lindsey Street has a traffic accident rate three (3) times the national average.
Proposed improvements for the roadway project include:
1. Widening West Lindsey Street from 3 lanes to 5 lanes
2. New bridge over Imhoff Creek
3. Continuous sidewalks on both sides of t...
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