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CONTRACT K-1617-105: A CONTRACT BY AND BETWEEN THE NORMAN MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY AND CABBINESS ENGINEERING, L.L.C., IN AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $427,000 TO PROVIDE ENGINEERING AND DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE JAMES GARNER AVENUE ROADWAY AND BRIDGE PROJECT FROM ACRES AVENUE TO FLOOD AVENUE.
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BACKGROUND: On November 8, 2016, the Norman City Council approved programming Resolution R-1617-49 requesting federal funds to widen James Garner Avenue from Acres Street to Flood Avenue. This Resolution states 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 of construction with a 20% matching share from the City of Norman. The construction cost of this project is estimated to be $5 million. In order to receive the federal funding, the City of Norman is required to enter in an agreement with ODOT to complete the design, acquire all rights-of-way and relocate existing utilities/encroachments at City's cost.
This Norman Forward Street Improvement Project will create a new entry into downtown and will help alleviate traffic on both Flood Avenue and Porter Avenue.
DISCUSSION: The Public Works Department prepared a Request for Proposal (RFP) to solicit the engineering services necessary to prepare plans, specifications and bid packages, and to provide technical assistance throughout the design and construction of eight (8) separate projects including the James Garner Avenue Project. Nineteen (19) proposals were received for the group of projects, including nine (9) that expressed an interest in this project. The Selection Committee included three (3) staff members consisting of Masoud Pajoh, Capital Projects Engineer; Carrie Everson, Stormwater Engineer; Tim Miles, Capital Projects Engineer; and two (2) private citizens including Luis Malave, Oklahoma Department of Transportation's ...
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