Title
AMENDMENT NO. FOUR TO CONTRACT K-1213-126: BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF NORMAN AND BENHAM DESIGN, L.L.C., (FORMERLY LEIDOS, INC.) INCREASING THE CONTRACT AMOUNT BY $22,392 FOR A REVISED CONTRACT AMOUNT OF $2,811,307 FOR ADDITIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE DESIGN OF WEST LINDSEY STREET PROJECT FROM 24TH AVENUE S.W. TO BERRY ROAD.
Body
BACKGROUND: On November 22, 2011, City Council approved Programming Resolution R-1112-63 requesting federal funds for the West Lindsey Street Improvements. This 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) agreed to provide 80% of the construction cost, up to $11.5 million, and administer the construction, with the matching share from the City of Norman. In order to receive the 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 100% the City's cost.
On August 28, 2012, the citizens of Norman voted in favor of General Obligation Bonds to finance the local share of eight transportation/stormwater improvement projects. One of the eight 2012 bond projects is West Lindsey Street from 24th Avenue S.W. to Berry Road.
The roadway portion of the project includes transportation and aesthetic improvements to Lindsey Street. The West Lindsey Street corridor between Interstate 35 and Berry Road is the most congested corridor in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. This section of West Lindsey Street has a traffic accident rate three (3) times the national average.
Proposed improvements for the roadway project include:
1. Widening West Lindsey Street from 3 lanes to 4 lanes with additional lanes at intersections
2. New bridge over Imhoff Creek
3. Continuous sidewalks on both sides of the street
4. Access managemen...
Click here for full text