To

Mayor and Council

Subject

City Right of Way Agreement

Initiator

Felton G. Grant, Right of Way Acquisition Coordinator

Recommendation

Approval is requested to execute a City Right of Way agreement between the \n \n Georgia Department of Transportation (DOT) and the City of Columbus for a \n \n County Contract for Gateway Landscaping of 0.66 miles of North By-Pass (Hwy. \n \n 80/22).

Approval

Approved

Background

The DOT will assist the City of Columbus, Georgia in a County Contract in

Landscaping 0.66 miles of the North By-Pass (Hwy 80/22) from Chattahoochee

River to River Road, Project PRC10-S009-00(491) (the Project). Muscogee County.

Analysis

The City has requested State Aid with the DOT in a County Contract for the

project mentioned above. To participate on the project the City is asked to

execute the attached agreement.

Financial Considerations

The DOT has agreed to pay an estimated amount of $300,000.00 The City will pay

the balance of the Bid amount to be paid out of the Paving Supported Capital

Fund.

Projected Annual Fiscal Impact Statement

Legal Considerations

The City Attorney disagrees with the indemnification paragraph, but understands

that the DOT will not change the paragraph; therefore , to participate in this

program, the City has to accept it, as does every government entity,

state-wide.

Recommendations/ Actions

Approve the resolution authorizing the City Right of Way Agreement and

subsequent agreements necessary to implement this project.

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