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CONTRACT K-1920-22: A CONTRACT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AND OLSSON, INC., IN AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $750,459,84 TO PROVIDE PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR THE 2019 TRANSPORTATION BOND PROJECTS, AND ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION R-1920-19 APPROPRIATING AND TRANSFERRING FUNDS FOR THE PROJECT.
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BACKGROUND: On April 2, 2019, the citizens of Norman voted in favor of a $72 million transportation bond issue, which includes nineteen (19) projects. With the anticipated $67 million in federal dollars being leveraged for these projects, approximately $139 million is budgeted for the nineteen (19) projects (please see the attached project list and map showing the approved projects).
DISCUSSION: As a part of the 2019 Bond Program budget, 2% of the estimated construction cost of the bond projects or $1,773,215, was budgeted to hire a consultant to provide Program Management Services for these nineteen (19) projects. Similar to the Norman Forward Program Management, the 2019 Transportation Bond Program Management will include developing an Implementation Plan and Project Timeline to ensure all projects stay on schedule and on budget for the ten-year life of this program. No new staff has been added to manage this new program, so these outsourcing services are being added to fill the gap.
In March 2019, the Public Works Department prepared a request for proposals (RFP) to solicit the engineering services necessary to provide Program Management for the 2019 Bond Projects. Six (6) proposals were received for the project. The Selection Committee included three (3) staff members consisting of Scott Sturtz, City Engineer; Angelo Lombardo, Transportation Engineer; Dr. Carrie Evenson, Stormwater Program Manager; and two (2) private citizens including Tom Woodfin, University of Oklahoma Professor and Bicycle Advisory Committee Member; and Amanda Nairn, Oklahoma Water Survey and Stormwater Citizen Steering Committee Co-Chair. The Selection Committee...
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