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CHANGE ORDER NO. ONE TO CONTRACT K-1718-91: BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AND GARDEN DEPOT INC., D/B/A 4-D LAWN AND LANDSCAPE COMPANY, INCREASING THE CONTRACT AMOUNT BY $12,596 FOR A REVISED CONTRACT AMOUNT OF $258,086.17 FOR THE LINDSEY STREET LANDSCAPING PROJECT AND FINAL ACCEPTANCE OF THE PROJECT.
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BACKGROUND: On August 28, 2012, the citizens of Norman voted in favor of a Bond Election 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 project included 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.
Improvements included in the roadway project:
* Widening West Lindsey Street from 3 lanes to 4 lanes with additional lanes at intersections
* New bridge over Imhoff Creek
* Continuous sidewalks on both sides of the street
* Access management to adjacent properties
* Multi-modal improvements including bicycle lanes
* Aesthetic enhancements including decorative pavement and roadway lighting
* Underground utilities
* Accessibility to disabled individuals
The Lindsey Street 2012 Bond Project construction bid amount was $26,934,865.43. Construction of the roadway project began July 5th, 2016, with an estimated construction time of 540 days. The project was considered substantially complete and open to traffic on December 15th, 2017. With construction nearing completion, the landscaping of the Lindsey Street Bond Project was able to begin.
On September 12, 2017, City Council approved Amendment No. 4 to Contract K-1213-126 with Benham Engineers providing for the preparation of final plans and specifications for landscaping improvements. The landsca...
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