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CONSIDERATION AND AWARDING OF SECTION B OF BID 1415-45, APPROVAL OF CONTRACT K-1415-103 BY AND BETWEEN THE NORMAN UTILITIES AUTHORITY AND MCKEE UTILITY CONTRACTORS, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,130,885, PERFORMANCE BOND B-1415-67; STATUTORY BOND B-1415-68; AND MAINTENANCE BOND MB-1415-63 FOR THE LINDSEY STREET WATERLINE IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT, SECTION B, 24-INCH WATERLINE EXTENSION.
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BACKGROUND: On November 22, 2011, the Norman City Council approved Programming Resolution R-1112-63, requesting federal funds for the widening and reconstruction of Lindsey Street, between 24th Avenue SW and east of Berry Road. 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) agreed to provide 80% of the construction cost, up to $9.7 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 is required to enter into an agreement with ODOT to complete the design, acquire all necessary rights-of-way and relocate utilities and remove encroachments at the City's cost.
On August 28, 2012, the citizens of Norman voted in favor of a General Obligation Bond Issue to finance the local share of eight transportation/storm water improvement projects. One of the projects is Lindsey Street from 24th Avenue SW to Berry Road. Attachment A is a map showing the project boundaries. On December 18, 2012, Council approved the design contract for this project with Leidos Engineering LLC, (formally SAIC, LLC).
The roadway portion of the project includes transportation and aesthetic improvements to Lindsey Street. The segment between Interstate 35 and Berry Road is the most congested corridor in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. This section of Lindsey Street has a traffic accident rate three (3) times the national a...
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