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CONTRACT NO. K-1213-198: A RELOCATION AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AND ONEOK GAS TRANSPORTATION, L.L.C., IN THE AMOUNT OF $173,347 FOR THE RELOCATION OF A NATURAL GAS PIPELINE IN CONNECTION WITH THE FRANKLIN ROAD BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT AND BUDGET APPROPRIATION.
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BACKGROUND: On January 27, 2009, the Norman City Council approved programming Resolution R-0809-99 requesting federal funds to replace the Franklin Road Bridge over Little River and to construct roadway approaches. The 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 project funding and to administer the construction with a 20% matching share from the City of Norman. In order to receive federal funding, the City of Norman was required to enter into an agreement with ODOT to complete the design, acquire all necessary rights-of-way and relocate utilities and encroachments, at the City's cost. This agreement must also be adopted by resolution.
On June 23, 2009, Council approved Contract K-0809-165 with CP&Y, Inc., a local design firm, for the engineering services to complete the Franklin Road Bridge Project. The amount of that contract is $245,880. On August 23, 2011, Council approved Amendment No. 1, selecting the proposed design alternative of building a relief channel on the east side of the Little River. The relief channel is located outside of the riparian buffer so it does not affect the existing river channel. This amendment increased the contract amount with CP&Y, Inc. by $48,440 for a total contract value of $294,320.
On August 28, 2012, Norman voters approved a Bond Issue for eight major transportation/storm water projects throughout Norman in the amount of $42.5 million dollars. The Franklin Road Bridge Project is one of those eight infrastr...
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