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CONTRACT K-1617-125: A RIGHT-OF-WAY, PUBLIC UTILITY, AND ENCROACHMENT AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AND THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (ODOT) FOR FEDERAL AID PROJECT J2-9289(004)AG, STATE JOB JP 29289(04), FOR THE WIDENING AND IMPROVEMENTS TO 12TH AVENUE SE BETWEEN CEDAR LANE ROAD AND OAK TREE AVENUE AND ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION R-1617-115.
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BACKGROUND: On August 28, 2012, the citizens of Norman voted in favor of a General Obligation Bond Issue to finance the local share of eight transportation/stormwater 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 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% of 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 of the project, with the matching share (20%) 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 SE Widening Project which involves the construction of a new four-lane roadway that includes five-foot bike lanes on each side of the road. The project also includes improvements at the intersection of State Highway Nine (SH-9) and 12th Avenue SE, extension of the bike lanes north to Oak Tree Avenue, and addition of a left turn lane into the Campus Crest Apartments.
On March 11, 2014, City Council approved Amendment #1 to Contract K-1213...
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