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CONTRACT NO. K-1213-81: 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 STP-114B(301)AG, J/P NO. 29009(04) PAVEMENT OVERLAYS ON SEGMENTS OF TECUMSEH ROAD, 24TH AVENUE N.W. AND WEST LINDSEY STREET AND ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. R-1213-55.
ACTION NEEDED: Motion to approve or reject Contract No. K-1213-81 with ODOT; and, if approved, adopt Resolution No. R-1213-55, and authorize the execution of the contract and resolution.
ACTION TAKEN: ___________________________________
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BACKGROUND: The 2005 - Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) allocates approximately $15 Million in Federal funds per year for the implementation of eligible transportation improvements in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. Pavement overlay projects along functionally classified roadways are eligible for 80% federal funding.
On June 14, 2011, City Council approved Resolution R-1011-131 which was forwarded to both the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG) and the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) requesting federal funds to pay for 80% of the construction cost of pavement overlays along the following roadway segments:
Ø Tecumseh Road, between 60th Avenue NW and Norman Regional Parkway
Ø 24th Avenue NW, between Boardwalk and Tee Drive
Ø Lindsey Street, between 36th Avenue SW and Ed Noble Parkway
In the resolution the City agrees to the terms and conditions of a federally funded project by stating its willingness to assume the responsibility for the preparation of engineering plans, the purchase of any additional right-of-way, the relocation of public utilities and funding of the local share of the construction cost, which for this project is 20% of the construction. The project was submitted for consideration and is currently included in the Association of Cent...
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