Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into an engineering agreement with DLZ Ohio, Inc. for the Williams Road Pump Station Force Main Improvement. The existing 24-inch sanitary sewer force main from the Williams Road Pump Station has a leak along the stretch under the Scioto River discharging sewage into river when operated.
Engineering study is anticipated to begin fall 2012 and construction to end late 2014. No additional phases are anticipated.
2. Procurement Information: The Division advertised for Request for Proposals (RFP) on the City of Columbus's Vendor Services website and in the City Bulletin in accordance with the provisions of Section 329.14 of Columbus City Codes. The Division of Sewerage and Drainage opened the responding RFP's on March 16, 2012 from the following companies:
Name C.C. No./Exp. Date City/State Status
DLZ Ohio, Inc. 31-1268980/ 02/22/13 Columbus, Ohio MAJ
R.W. Armstrong 31-1062227/ 07/27/13 Columbus, Ohio MAJ
Burgess & Niple 31-0885550/ 11/26/12 Columbus, Ohio MAJ
These proposals were evaluated on a Proposal Quality, Competence to Perform, Project Schedule, and Local Workforce criteria. After careful consideration, the committee recommended that DLZ Ohio be selected to provide the engineering services for the Williams Road Pump Station Force Main Improvement Project.
3. Contract Compliance No.: 31-1268980 | MAJ | Expires: 02/22/2013
This company is not debarred according to the Federal Excluded Parties Listing or prohibited from being awarded a contract according to the Auditor of State's Unresolved Findings for recovery search.
4. Emergency Designation: Emergency designation is requested at this time. This to prevent any leaks from occurring, which would be a violation of the City's NPDES permit and is fineable by $1500/day.
5. Fiscal Impact: This legislation authorizes the transfer within ...
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