Council authorizes $366,602 city share for gas-line relocation on South Country Club Road
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Council authorized the city manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with Oklahoma Natural Gas for $366,602 to relocate gas lines needed before the South Country Club Road widening project; the project is expected to bid within weeks and last about a year, funded from sales tax revenues.
The City Council approved authority for the city manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with Oklahoma Natural Gas (ONG) in the amount of $366,602 for gas-line relocation required as part of the South Country Club Road improvement project.
City staff described the overall South Country Club project as a conversion to a three-lane roadway from Chandler to just past Lana (near Creek Town Country School). The project will include new water and sewer, a five-foot sidewalk on the east side and the possibility of asphalt or concrete pavement. Staff said right-of-way is purchased and that OG&E utilities have been moved; ONG must relocate gas lines that lie within a private gas easement, and the city's share for those relocations is $366,602. Staff estimated the total gas-relocation project at about $550,000 with ONG covering the remainder.
The city manager’s authorization will allow negotiation and execution of the ONG agreement so the project can be bid — staff said they expect to advertise for bids within several weeks and estimate construction will take roughly a year. The project will be funded from sales tax dollars already allocated to street improvements. Council approved the authorization by roll call.