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CONSIDERATION OF ACCEPTANCE OF BID NO. 1314-19; CONTRACT NO. K-1314-48 WITH MARCUM'S NURSERY IN THE AMOUNT OF $153,030; PERFORMANCE BOND NO B-1314-29; STATUTORY BOND NO. B-1314-30; AND MAINTENANCE BOND NO. MB-1314-26 FOR THE ROBINSON STREET UNDERPASS LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION PROJECT AND PROJECT AGENT RESOLUTION NO. R-1314-30.
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BACKGROUND: The Robinson Street Underpass Project is a General Obligation Bond Project that was approved by the voters in March, 2005. The project boundaries are approximately 500 feet west of Flood Avenue to 500 feet east of Stubbeman Avenue. The City secured federal funding for the project from four sources: (1) the Transportation and Community and System Preservation (TCSP) Program, (2) two line items in the SAFETEA-LU legislation, which was signed into law by the President of the United States in 2005, (3) Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG) and (4) Stimulus Funding.
On October 25, 2005, City Council approved Contract No. K-0506-82, a project agreement with the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) in order to secure federal funds for the Robinson Street Underpass Project. This project removed the at grade railroad crossing on Robinson Street by rebuilding Robinson Street underneath a new railroad bridge. This project also provided additional turn lanes at the intersections of Flood Avenue/Robinson Street and Stubbeman Avenue/Robinson Street. On December 22, 2009, Council approved Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. K-0506-82, a Project Agreement with ODOT for the construction of the Robinson Street Grade Separation Project.
The total budget for the Robinson Street Underpass Project included funding the Landscaping Project. However, past projects managed by ODOT that included landscape and irrigation pay items, typically had higher unit prices. Landscape and irrigation projects bid and managed by the City tend to bring lower contract prices and a better finished product. The prime contr...
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