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CONTRACT K-1617-120: A CONTRACT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AND MESHEK AND ASSOCIATES, PLC, IN THE AMOUNT OF $243,504 TO PROVIDE ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE DESIGN OF THREE (3) STORMWATER PROJECTS LOCATED AT (1) THE INTERSECTION OF CRESTON WAY AND SCHULZE DRIVE, (2) THE INTERSECTION OF 36TH AVENUE N.W. AND TECUMSEH ROAD, AND (3) THE INTERSECTION OF IOWA STREET AND MERKLE CREEK BEHIND CLEVELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
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BACKGROUND: Three stormwater projects have been funded in previous fiscal years to address specific flooding or maintenance issues: Creston Way and Schulze Drive, 36th Ave NW and Tecumseh Road, and Merkle Creek behind Cleveland Elementary School. These projects have not been completed due to a shortage of staff.
The Creston Way and Schulze Drive project is located between Creston Way and Schulze Drive in the central part of Norman in the Bishop Creek watershed. The current drainage system consists of a concrete flume connected to a stormwater pipe which is then connected to a second concrete flume (see Attachment 1). The system is believed to be undersized and contributing to flooding at homes on Creston Way. The City's goal is to make improvements to the undersized stormwater pipeline in this area to eliminate flooding problems at homes located at 904 Creston Way and 906 Creston Way.
The 36th Ave NW and Tecumseh Road project is located at that intersection in the Little River watershed (Ward 8) (see Attachment 2). The current drainage system consists of a box culvert under Tecumseh Road to the west of 36th Avenue NW which drains to an open channel. The open channel receives flow from McBride Orthopedic Hospital on the east as well as MidFirst Bank and ONEOK Gas Transportation, LLC, property from the southeast. The open channel enters a small detention pond to the immediate west of the channel before entering a stormwater pipe to the north. The City's goal is to determine the cause of flooding to homes north of...
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