Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to enter into a contract on behalf of the Office of Construction Management with Advanced Engineering Consultants for professional engineering consulting services for the Central Safety building plumbing.
The project includes design, engineering and contract administration services to replace all sanitary sewer piping to all plumbing fixtures, replace vent risers, replace toilet fixtures, and provide exposed flush valves. The renovation work will be performed throughout the building as necessary.
Requests for Statements of Qualifications were advertised on September 7, 2011, and responses were to be submitted on or before October 19, 2011. The City received five statements from the following firms (1 ^FBE, 1 *MBE): DLZ Architecture, Inc., Karpinski Engineering, Kramer Engineers, *Dynamix Engineering, and ^Advanced Engineering Consultants. The selection of the vendor for professional services is in accordance with the competitive bidding provisions of the Columbus City Code.
Advanced Engineering Consultants Contract Compliance No. 31-1612308; expiration date June 17, 2012.
Fiscal Impact: This project is funded in the 2012 Capital Improvement Budget. However, bonds have yet to be sold for the whole project, necessitating a certification of $330,000.00 against the Special Income Tax Fund. Upon the sale of bonds, this will be reimbursed. This legislation authorizes the expenditure of $330,000.00 or so much as may be necessary for this purpose.
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To authorize the Finance and Management Director to enter into a contract on behalf of the Office of Construction Management with Advanced Engineering Consultants for professional engineering consulting services for the Central Safety building plumbing; to authorize and direct the City Auditor to transfer $330,000.00 from the Special Income Tax Fund to the Safety Voted Bond Fund; to authorize the appropriat...
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