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CHANGE ORDER NO. ONE TO CONTRACT K-1314-101: BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AND SILVER STAR CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC., INCREASING THE CONTRACT AMOUNT BY $1,261.10 FOR A REVISED CONTRACT PRICE OF $51,205.64 FOR THE MIKE DESKIN TRUST DRAINAGE CHANNEL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT FOR THE CEDAR LANE WIDENING PROJECT AND FINAL ACCEPTANCE OF THE PROJECT.
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BACKGROUND: On February 8, 2011, City Council approved engineering services Contract K-1011-135 with Cardinal Engineering Inc. for the design of the Cedar Lane Road Widening Project in the amount of $350,630 or 3.5% of the total estimated project cost. The Cedar Lane Road 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 to 12th Avenue SE and 24th Avenue SE as they approach Cedar Lane Road, improvements to the BNSF railroad crossing and resurfacing of U.S. Highway 77 (Classen Boulevard) on the north and south sides of Cedar Lane Road. Signalization of the 12th Avenue SE and Cedar Lane Road intersection will also help relieve traffic congestion at peak travel times during the day.
On November 22, 2011, the Norman City Council approved programming Resolution R-1112-60 requesting federal funds to widen Cedar Lane Road. 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 construction cost, estimated at $6,231,280, and administration of the construction with the matching share (20%) from the City of Norman.
On August 28, 2012, the citizens of Norman voted in favor of a Bond Issue to finance the local share of ...
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