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AMENDMENT NO. TWO TO CONTRACT K-1617-105: BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, THE NORMAN MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY, AND GARVER ENGINEERING, AS SUCCESSOR TO CABBINESS ENGINEERING, L.L.C.; INCREASING THE CONTRACT AMOUNT BY $5,675 FOR A REVISED CONTRACT AMOUNT OF $434,950 TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE JAMES GARNER AVENUE PROJECT FROM ACRES STREET TO FLOOD AVENUE.
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BACKGROUND: On November 8, 2016, the Norman City Council approved programming Resolution R-1617-49 requesting federal funds to widen James Garner Avenue from Acres Street to Flood Avenue. This Resolution states the City's commitment to adhere to the terms and conditions of a federally funded project. Through the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG), the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) agrees to provide 80% of the cost of construction with a 20% matching share from the City of Norman. In order to receive the federal funding, the City of Norman is required to enter in an agreement with ODOT to complete the design, acquire all rights-of-way and relocate existing utilities/encroachments at City's cost.
This Norman Forward street improvement project will create a new entry into downtown and will help alleviate traffic on both Flood Avenue and Porter Avenue.
On March 14, 2017, the Norman City Council approved the design contract (K-1617-105) with Cabbiness Engineering, for the James Garner Avenue project from Acres Street to Flood Avenue, and Cabbiness began preliminary design for the project.
On August 27, 2019 the Norman City Council approved Contract Amendment No. One for contract K-1617-105 in the amount of $2,275 for the design of the James Garner Avenue Project from Acres Street to Flood Avenue.
DISCUSSION: Upon completion of preliminary plans, it was determined that the City of Norman is in ownership of all required rights-of-way for the James Garner Phase 2-Acres Street to Flood Avenue project, except for a single ...
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