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CONSIDERATION OF AWARDING BID-1415-53, APPROVAL OF CONTRACT K-1415-127 WITH RDNJ, L.L.C., D/B/A A-TECH PAVING IN THE AMOUNT OF $211,602.90.; PERFORMANCE BOND B-1415-89; STATUTORY BOND B-1415-90; AND MAINTENANCE BOND MB-1415-77; AND PROJECT AGENT RESOLUTION R-1415-98 FOR THE KENNEDY SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT, AND BUDGET APPROPRIATION FROM THE CAPITAL FUND BALANCE.
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BACKGROUND: As part of an application and selection process, the federal Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Program grants funding for non-infrastructure safety activities and infrastructure improvements in the vicinity of selected neighborhood schools to encourage students to walk and bike to school. The City of Norman is the sponsor of a local SRTS project for Kennedy Elementary School that was selected by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT), the program's administrator in Oklahoma. The SRTS is a 100% reimbursable program. The funds effectively granted for the Kennedy project include $197,000 for infrastructure (includes $175,000 for construction and $22,000 for design) and $4,900 for non-infrastructure activities.
On August 9, 2011, City Council approved Contract K-1112-13 and adopted Resolution R-1112-12 that executed Safe Routes to School Project Agreement 1028 for Federal-aid Projects SRS-114D(294)ST, State Job 28470(13), and SRS-114D(295)ST, State Job 28470(24) between the City of Norman and ODOT. On October 11, 2011, the City Council approved Contract K-1112-54 with Jackson & Jackson Engineering to perform engineering services for Project SRS-114D(294)ST, State Job 28470(13), the infrastructure portion of the grant project. On March 11, 2014, the Council approved Amendment No. 1 to Contract K-1112-54 with Jackson & Jackson Engineering for extra surveying on the project to properly design the driveways intersecting the proposed sidewalks.
On January 27, 2015, City Council approved the Right-of-Way, Public Utility and Encroachment Agreement wit...
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