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AUTHORIZATION FOR EXPENDITURE NO. TWO UNDER CONTRACT K-1314-102 BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AND SMITH ROBERTS LAND SERVICES, INC., IN AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $65,230 TO PROVIDE RIGHT-OF-WAY ACQUISITION SERVICES UNDER AN ON-CALL CONTRACT FOR THE PORTER AVENUE AND ACRES STREET INTERSECTION BOND PROJECT.
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BACKGROUND: On February 26, 2013, City Council approved engineering services Contract K-1213-165 with the engineering firm of Cabbiness Engineering, L.L.C., in the amount of $55,300.00, to provide a conceptual design for the Porter Avenue and Acres Street Intersection Bond Project.
On November 25, 2014, the Norman City Council approved Programming Resolution R-1415-54, for the Porter Avenue and Acres Street Intersection Bond Project.
On July 11, 2017, City Council approved Amendment No. One to engineering services Contract K-1213-165 with the engineering firm of Cabbiness Engineering, L.L.C., in the amount of $160,000 to provide final design for the Porter Avenue and Acres Street Intersection Bond Project.
On April 2, 2019, the citizens of Norman voted in favor of a Bond Issue to finance the local share of nineteen transportation improvement projects. One of the nineteen 2019 bond projects is the Porter Avenue and Acres Street Intersection Bond Project. Please see the attached location map showing the project boundaries.
Proposed improvements for the Porter Avenue and Acres Street Intersection Bond Project include:
* Revised geometry of the intersection to enhance traffic operations and pedestrian safety
* New traffic signals with ADA compliant ramps and crossings.
* New storm water structures meeting current City of Norman codes and ordinances
* Dedicated left turn lanes to enhance traffic operations
* Reconfigured access from Daws Street to accommodate intersection improvements at Porter and Acres
* Utility relocations as needed to accommodate intersection improvements
* New ADA compliant pedestrian sidewalks adjacent to th...
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