To

Mayor and Council

Subject

City to execute the necessary City Right of Way Agreement for a County Contract at Williams/Whitesville Road

Initiator

Engineering Department, Felton Grant, Right of Way Acquisition Coordinator

Recommendation

Approval is requested to execute agreements between the Georgia Department of \n \n Transportation and the City of Columbus for the above referenced project.

Approval

Approved

Background

The Georgia Department of Transportation will assist the City of Columbus,

Georgia in County Contract to re-construct Whitesville Road/Williams Road

Intersection Improvement Project PRC10-S007-00(243), Muscogee County.

Analysis

The City has requested State Aid participation with Georgia D.O.T. in a County

Contract for the projected above. To participate on the above mentioned

project, the City is asked to execute the attached agreements.

Financial Considerations

The Georgia Department of Transportation has agreed to pay an estimated amount

of $250,000.00. The City will pay the balance of the Bid amount to be paid out

of the Paving Supported Capital Project Fund and CBA lease Revenue Bonds.

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 execution of the City Right of Way Agreement

and subsequent agreements necessary to implement this project.

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