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AMENDMENT NO. ONE TO CONTRACT NO. K-1213-161: BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AND TETRA TECH, INC., INCREASING THE CONTRACT AMOUNT BY $24,420 FOR A REVISED CONTRACT AMOUNT OF $274,066 TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE 12TH AVENUE S.E. WIDENING PROJECT FROM CEDAR LANE TO STATE HIGHWAY 9 FROM TWO TO FOUR LANES AND BUDGET APPROPRIATION FROM A SIGHT IMPROVEMENTS LIABILITY ACCOUNT.
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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 SE 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 20% matching share from the City of Norman.
On April 9, 2013, City Council approved Contract No. K-1213-161 with Tetra Tech Inc. for the design of the 12th Avenue SE Widening Project for $249,646 or 7.8% of the estimated project cost. The 12th Avenue SE 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 and 12th Avenue SE, extend the bike lanes north to Oak Tree Avenue, and add a left turn lane into the Campus Crest Apartments.
DISCUSSION: In the origi...
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