Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to renew an existing engineering agreement with DLZ Ohio, Inc. for the Lower Olentangy Tunnel Phase 1 & 2, CIP 650724-100000. Review of existing information, preliminary field investigations, preliminary geotechnical investigation and preliminary design report have been completed under the original contract.
A large portion of the detailed design, final geotechnical investigation, survey, and easement preparation were completed under Renewal No. 1.
Completion of detailed design, production of specifications and bidding related services was completed with Renewal No. 2.
Contract Renewal No. 3 included engineering services during construction for the first year.
Contract Renewal No. 4 will include the continuation of engineering services during construction for the second year. There will be a renewal each year to continue these services.
Planning Area: the project is located within the Downtown, Near North/University and the West Olentangy community planning areas.
Renewal Information:
1.1 Amount of additional funds to be expended: $1,960,034.50
Original Contract $5,488,356.00
Renewal No. 1 $5,402,729.00
Renewal No. 2 $5,482,693.30
Renewal No. 3 $1,979,602.00
Renewal No. 4 $1,960,034.50
CURRENT PROPOSED TOTAL $20,313,414.80
1.2 Reasons additional goods/services could not be foreseen.
This renewal was anticipated
1.3 Reason other procurement processes are not used:
Substantial information and knowledge has been developed by the consultant through work performed during the first three years of work on this engineering agreement. If the work to be performed under this Renewal was to be bid out separately, tasks already completed would be performed repetitively causing significant delays and incurring additional cost. Also delays would put the City at risk of missing consent order deadlines.
1.4 How cost of modification was determined:
A scope of services,...
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