Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Columbus Water and Power to enter into a contract modification with Hatch Associates Consultants, Inc. for construction administration/inspection services for Columbus Water and Power construction projects bid during the calendar years 2026 through 2028 as part of the Construction Administration/Construction Inspection Services 2026-2028 contracts.
Hatch Associates Consultants, Inc. will perform construction administration/inspection services for Columbus Water and Power Capital Improvement Projects that bid during the years 2026, 2027, and 2028. The contract will be modified as needed throughout the 3-year period to include these projects as they go into construction. Projects are located throughout the City of Columbus.
This modification is for Hatch Associates Consultants, Inc. to perform construction administration/ inspection services for the Blueprint Miller Kelton Newton Bedford (Rain Garden) project, CIP 650870-101201. This project consists of construction of three bioretention basins at the following locations: 601-603 S. Champion Avenue, 717-723 Miller Avenue, and 663 Miller Avenue on City owned property.
1.1. Amount of additional funds to be expended: $321,902.26
Original Contract: $379,000.00 (ORD 1149-2026, PO571706 & PO572242)
Modification #1: $1,375,000.00 (ORD 1475-2026 PO578036 & PO578042)
Modification #2: $321,902.26 (Current)
Total $2,075,902.26
1.2. Reasons additional goods/services could not be foreseen:
This is a three-year contract for fiscal years 2026 - 2028 for which modifications were anticipated pursuant to the original authorizing legislation under Ordinance 1149-2026 to accoun...
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