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CONTRACT NO. K-1213-126: A CONTRACT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AND SAIC ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT, AND INFRASTRUCTURE, INC., (SAIC) IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,997,875 FOR THE DESIGN OF LINDSEY STREET FROM 24TH AVENUE S.W. TO EAST OF BERRY ROAD AND BUDGET APPROPRIATION.
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BACKGROUND: On November 22, 2011, the Norman City Council approved Programming Resolution No. R-1112-63 requesting federal funds for the 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) agrees to provide 80% of the 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 is 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 a Bond Election to finance the local share of eight transportation/storm water improvement projects. Please see Attachment A for the list of the bond projects with their estimated cost. Attachment B is a map of the Bond Projects. One of the eight 2012 bond projects is Lindsey Street from 24th Avenue S.W. to 700 feet east of Berry Road. Attachment C is a map showing the project boundaries.
The roadway portion of the project includes transportation and aesthetic improvements to Lindsey Street. The Lindsey Street corridor between Interstate 35 and Berry Road is the most congested corridor in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. This section of Lindsey Street has a traffic accident rate three (3 ) times the national average.
Proposed improvements for the roadway project include:
1. Widening Lindsey Street from 3 lanes to 5 lanes
2. New bridge over Imhoff Creek
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