An ordinance authorizing the Safety/Service Director to enter into an agreement for construction administration and inspection services with DLZ Ohio, Inc. for the Lorain Safe Routes to School 2026 project. 

This Council passed and adopted Resolution No. 026-23 authorizing the Lorain Safety/Service Director to apply for, accept, and enter into an agreement with the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) for grant funding under the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program. The City of Lorain was granted SRTS funding for improved pedestrian accommodations around Helen Steiner Rice and Southview schools in South Lorain. The City of Lorain has advertised Request for Qualification as required by the Ohio Revised Code Section 153.67 for the purpose of administering these environmental and ecological program activities. The firms were rated and ranked. DLZ Ohio, Inc. was selected as the highest rated firm. The Engineering Department seeks to enter into a professional services agreement with DLZ Ohio, Inc. in the amount of $75,272.00 to be paid from Fund 4010.

Consideration and passage.