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AMENDMENT NO. TWO TO CONTRACT K-1213-161: BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AND TETRA TECH, INC., INCREASING THE CONTRACT AMOUNT BY $37,830 FOR A REVISED CONTRACT AMOUNT OF $311,896 TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES FOR 12TH AVENUE S.E. WIDENING PROJECT FROM CEDAR LANE TO STATE HIGHWAY 9 FROM 2 TO 4 LANES.
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BACKGROUND: On August 28, 2012, the citizens of Norman voted in favor of a Bond Issue to finance the local share of eight transportation/storm water improvement projects. One of the eight 2012 bond projects is the 12th Avenue S.E. Widening Project. Please see the attached location map showing the project boundaries.
On December 11, 2012, the Norman City Council approved Programming Resolution No. R-1213-78 requesting federal funds for the 12th Avenue S.E. Widening Project. This resolution states the City's commitment to adhere to the terms and conditions of a federally funded project including engineering design, acquisition of all necessary rights-of-way and relocation of utilities and encroachments at 100% the City's cost. In return, the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG), through the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT), agrees to provide 80% of the cost for the administration and construction with the matching share from the City of Norman.
On April 9, 2013, City Council approved engineering services Contract K-1213-161 with Tetra Tech Inc. for the design of the 12th Avenue S.E. Widening Project for $249,646 or 7.8% of the estimated project cost. The 12th Avenue S.E. Widening Project involves the construction of a new four-lane roadway that will include five- foot bike lanes on each side of the road. The project will also include improvements at the intersection of SH-9 East and 12th Avenue S.E., extend the bike lanes north to Oak Tree Avenue and add left turn lanes into the Campus Crest Apartments, and the Avenue Apartments.
On March 11, 2014, City Council approved Amendme...
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