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CONTRACT K-1617-81: A CONTRACT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AND THE OKLAHOMA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE IN THE AMOUNT OF $46,642.24 FOR THE RELOCATION OF UNDERGROUND FACILITIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE 12TH AVENUE S.E.WIDENING PROJECT FOR THE CITY OF NORMAN.
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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/storm water improvement projects. One of the eight 2012 bond projects is the 12th Avenue S.E. 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% 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 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 will include five foot bike lanes on each side of the road. The project will also include improvements at the intersection of State Highway 9 (SH-9) and 12th Avenue SE, extend the bike lanes north to Oak Tree Avenue and add a left turn lane into the Campus Crest Apartments.
On March 11, 2014, City Council approved Amendment #1 for additional engineering services to Contract K-1213-161 with Tetra Tech Inc. This amendment provided additional intersection analysis and design at SH-...
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