Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: This Ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to modify and increase the professional engineering services agreement with Burgess & Niple, Inc. for the Dublin Road Water Plant (DRWP) Caustic Feed Improvements Project, Capital Improvements Project No. 690578-100000, Division of Water Contract No. 2208.
This is a contract for Professional Engineering Services (Design Professional or “DP” services) for the DRWP Caustic Feed Improvements project (CIP 690578-100000). The project includes evaluation and design for caustic feed improvements at the Dublin Road Water Plant located at 940 Dublin Road, Columbus, Ohio 43215.
The improvements will provide storage and feed capabilities to deliver liquid caustic soda (i.e., sodium hydroxide) to multiple post filtration application points for pH adjustment of the filtered water. Improvements will include, but not be limited to, bulk storage, day tank storage, flow metering, piping, valving, electrical, and instrumentation and controls.
Work performed to date includes preliminary design services.
Modification No. 1 (current) will provide for detailed design and bidding services. Engineering services during construction will be provided under a future contract modification.
The improvements are directly related to the DRWP treatment process, which services multiple community planning areas (Planning Area - 99 Citywide).
1.1 Amount of additional funds to be expended: $442,220.00
Original Agreement Amount: $233,659.00 (PO232980)
Modification No. 1 (current): $442,220.00
Total (Orig. + Mod 1): $675,879.00
1.2. Reasons additional goods/services could not be foreseen:
This modification was described and was anticipated in the original contract as a future modification.
1.3. Reason other procurement processes are not used:
The current consultant is familiar with the project and has completed all the work to date on the current design path. Bidding the work to another consu...
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