Explanation
1. BACKGROUND:
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a professional engineering services contract with Camp, Dresser and McKee, Inc. for purposes of undertaking an update to the Division of Sewerage and Drainage's computerized hydraulic model of its sanitary and combined sewer system, in connection with the Sewer System Capacity Model Project.
This contract will continue the development and enhancement of the City's Sewer System capacity Model (SSCM). The SSCM is the culmination of the City's long-term commitment (beginning with the "Olentangy Scioto Interceptor Sewer Tributary Study - Phase I Report" and ending with the "Columbus Sewer Capacity Study - Phase III" report and model; which was updated in the method and extent by the Model Update 2000 project (MU 2000) to accurately evaluate collection system capacity deficiencies and devising economical solutions to those deficiencies.
This contract will provide the professional engineering and technical services required to update the SSCM from year 2000 to 2006 conditions. The model update is necessary to ensure continued conformance with the existing consent orders between the City of Columbus and the State of Ohio; ongoing efforts to eliminate sanitary sewer overflows; minimize Water-in-Basement (WIB) occurrences; evaluate future development/expansion of served areas and evaluate collection system capital improvements projects included in the City's Wet Weather Management Plan (WWMP), submitted to the Ohio EPA on July 1, 2005.
2. PROCUREMENT INFORMATION:
The basis for selection of the chosen professional engineering services firm: The Division advertised Request for Proposals (RFP's) for the subject services in the City Bulletin in accordance with the provisions of Section 329.14 of Columbus City Codes. The Division of Sewerage and Drainage received technical proposals on June 5, 2006 from the Camp, Dresser and McKee, Inc.; and Metcalf and Eddy of Ohio, Inc. These proposals were reviewed and ranked by a Professional Engineering Services Selection Committee in order to determine the consultant best qualified to provide the services for this project. The committee ranked the proposals on quality and feasibility. After careful consideration, the committee recommended that the Camp, Dresser and McKee, Inc. be selected to provide the engineering services for is Sewer System Capacity Model Update, for which the Director of Public Utilities has concurred.
3. FISCAL IMPACT:
The Division of Sewerage and Drainage included $2,000,000.00 within the 2006 Capital Improvements Budget. This legislation requests transferring available funds within the Voted Sanitary Bond Fund to provide the required funds to enable this professional engineering services contract award.
4. MULTI-YEAR RENEWABLE CONTRACT:
This contract was procured with the intention for the Division to request planned contract modifications in Fiscal Year 2007 and 2008 in order to appropriate the incremental funding needed to complete the planned update of the model over this three year period. The project is expected to be completed by the end of 2009.
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To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a professional engineering services contract with Camp, Dresser and McKee, Inc., in connection with the Sewer System Capacity Model Project; to authorize the transfer of $454,291.68 and expenditure of $1,954,291.68 from within the Voted Sanitary Bond Fund; for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage. ($1,954,291.68)
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WHEREAS, engineering personnel from the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, Department of Public Utilities have determined it necessary to update the computerized hydraulic model of its sanitary and combined sewer system in order to enhance the accuracy and productivity of modeling future flows based upon proposed development and changes within the system; and
WHEREAS, the procurement of the required professional engineering services was conducted in accordance with the Request For Proposals (RFP) Section 329.14, Columbus City Codes, 1959, and the Division's Evaluation Committee reviewed and evaluated two firms who submitted qualified proposals; and
WHEREAS, the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, Department of Public Utilities, hereby requests this City Council to authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into an agreement for professional engineering services with Camp, Dresser and McKee, Inc., in connection with the Sewer System Capacity Model Project, and authorize the transfer, and expenditure of funds as necessary for initiation of the contract; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the City Auditor be and hereby is authorized and directed to transfer a total of $454,291,68 from within the Voted Sanitary Bond Fund No. 664| Division 60-05| Object Level Three No. 6676:
From:
Proj.: 650033| Big Walnut Trunk Sewer| OCA No. 650033| $454,291.68
To:
Proj.: 650460| Franklin/OSIS/Interconnector| OCA No. 664460| $454,291.68
Section 2. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to transfer any unencumbered balance in the project account to the unallocated balance account within the same fund upon receipt of certification by the Director of the Department administering said project that the project has been completed and the monies are no longer required for said project; except that no transfer shall be so made from a project account funded by monies from more than one source.
Section 3. That the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes to revise the funding source for any contract or contract modifications associated with the expenditure of the funds transferred under Section 1., above.
Section 4. That the Director of Public Utilities be, and hereby is, authorized to enter into a professional engineering services contract with the Camp, Dresser and McKee, Inc., 8800 Lyra Drive, Suite 500, Columbus, Ohio 43240, in connection with the Franklin/OSIS/Interconnector Project (Sewer System Capacity Model Project), in accordance,with the terms and conditions of the Contract on file in the office of the Division of Sewerage and Drainage's Sewer System Engineering Section.
Section 5. That the expenditure of $1,954,291.68, or as much thereof as may be needed, be and the same hereby is authorized from the Voted Sanitary Bond Fund No. 664; Division 60-05; within the following project:
Proj. No.: 650460| Franklin/OSIS/Interconnector| Object Level Three 6676| OCA Code 664460| $1,954,291.68.
Section 6. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.