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TDOT022824MATCHESANDPLANNING
Road & Bridge Maintenance
Jeremy Mikolajczyk (x1537)
Revised
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Authorizing the expenditure of an amount not to exceed $3,900,000 from the Capital Improvement Fund for the Bridge Matches and Planning Program; authorizing the mayor to prepare plans and specifications, acquire required rights-of-way as appropriate, accept bids, award contracts, and enter into agreements for these projects within the Division of Road & Bridge Maintenance; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
The Division of Road and Bridge Maintenance is requesting the expenditure of an amount not to exceed $3,900,000 from the Capital Improvement Fund for the division’s 2024 Bridge Matches and Planning program. This funding will be used to match amounts for outside grants and loans the division has anticipated and secured, as well as to plan for future projects with design, testing, and environmental work.
This year’s program includes the construction of a multi-use path over the Martin Luther King, Jr. Bridge. Grants totaling $7,342,766 have now been secured through CMAQ, ODOT, and Toledo Metroparks for this project. Additional projects include but are not limited to Summit, Miami, and Wright Street Embankments, Kuhlman Bridge over Norfolk Southern Railroad and the Andersons, Berdan Bridge over Ottawa River, and Central Ave. over Buckeye Bridge.
Summary
NOW THEREFORE Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. That an amount not to exceed $3,900,000 is authorized for expenditure from the Capital Improvement Fund Account Code 5040-23100-8CP2417MATCHP for the Bridge Matches and Planning Program.
SECTION 2. That the Mayor is authorized to prepare plans and specifications, as well as authorized to accept bids and enter into contracts necessary to complete the planning, design, and construction of projects, including such items as labor, materials, construction testing, and professional services for property appraisals, title work, negotiations, acquisition, and environmental contamination studies that are necessary to acquire additional rights-of-way as required. Contracts shall contain such terms and conditions as the Mayor may deem requisite and proper and shall be subject to approval by the Directors of Law and Transportation.
SECTION 3. That the Finance Director is authorized to draw their warrant or warrants against the account code identified in Section 1 in an amount not to exceed $3,900,000 in payment of the obligations authorized above upon presentation of the proper voucher or vouchers.
SECTION 4. That this Ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force immediately from and after its passage. The reason for the emergency lies in the fact that same is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, and property and for the further reason that this Ordinance must be immediately effective in order to meet deadlines for planning, design, environmental, bid, and construction.
Vote on emergency clause: yeas _____, nays _____.
Passed: _________________, as an emergency measure: yeas _____, nays _____.
Attest: ________________________ __________________________________
Clerk of Council President of Council
Approved: _____________________ __________________________________
Mayor
I hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy of an Ordinance passed by Council ________________________.
Attest: ________________________
Clerk of Council