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RESOLUTION NO R-1213-106: A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, APPROPRIATING $357,863.00 FROM THE CAPITAL FUND BALANCE RECEIVED AS REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO BE APPLIED TO THE ROBINSON STREET GRADE SEPARATION PROJECT CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT.
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BACKGROUND: The Robinson Street Underpass Project is a General Obligation Bond Project that was approved by the voters in March, 2005. The project boundaries are approximately 500 feet west of Flood Avenue to 500 feet east of Stubbeman Avenue. The City secured federal funding for the project from four sources: (1) the Transportation and Community and System Preservation (TCSP) Program, (2) two line items in the SAFETEA-LU legislation, which was signed into law by the President of the United States in 2005, (3) Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG) and (4) Stimulus Funding.
On October 25, 2005, City Council approved Contract K-0506-82, a project agreement with the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) in order to secure federal funds for the Robinson Street Underpass project. This project removed the at-grade railroad crossing on Robinson Street by rebuilding Robinson Street underneath a new railroad bridge. This project also provided additional turn lanes at the intersections of Flood Avenue/Robinson Street and Stubbeman Avenue/Robinson Street. On December 22, 2009, Council approved Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. K-0506-82, a Project Agreement with ODOT for the construction of the Robinson Street Grade Separation Project. The estimated construction cost was $17,359,147.
The bids for this project were opened on February 18, 2010 and they came in lower than expected. The construction cost of the project based on the bids was $15,718,915. On May 14, 2010, Council approved Contract K-0910-174, a revised construction contract with ODOT reducing the City’s required match based on the bids received. Construction of the project beg...
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