Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to execute a professional engineering services contract modification with Stantec Consulting Services, Inc., in connection with the Clintonville/Northridge Stormwater System Improvements Project (ORD 0808-2012). This project will consist of Stormwater Quantity and Quality sampling in the Integrated Solutions area for the first two quarters of 2013.
This project was originally for professional engineering services for Clintonville/Northridge Stormwater System Improvements Project which is now part of the Integrated Soultions area. This contract modification will reallocate the remaining funds of the existing contract balance for purposes of undertaking the revised scope of services. The professional engineering consulting firm will remain the same as the original contract.
2. EMERGENCY LEGISLATION:
The Division of Sewerage and Drainage is requesting City Council to designate this ordinance an emergency measure as there is an immediate need for stormwater sampling for the Integrated Approach and to ensure that timelines of the Integrated Plan is not interrupted. Existing project funds can be utilized by the Consultant to accomplish this task.
3. CONTRACT AMOUNT:
The original contract authorization amount for this contract was $473,522.11. This contract modification amends the scope of service to include Stormwater Quantity and Quality sampling in the Integrated Solutions area. No additional funds are authorized within this legislation.
Title
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to execute a professional engineering services contract modification with Stantec, Inc., for purposes of amending the scope of services in connection with the Clintonville/Northridge Stormwater System Improvements Project, for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage; and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 0808-2012 as passed by Columbus City Council on May 7, 2012, authorized the Director of Public Utilities to execute a professional engineering services contract with Stantec, Inc., in connection with the Clintonville/Northridge Stormwater System Improvements Project; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into an agreement for professional engineering services to mitigate poor drainage and other stormwater problems; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, Department of Public Utilities, in that it is immediately necessary to execute the subject professional engineering services contract modification for the above referenced purposes; pursuant to significantly reducing the City of Columbus's single, largest point of combined sewer overflow, for the preservation of the public, health, peace, and safety, now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of Public Utilities be and hereby is authorized to execute a modification to the professional services agreement with Stantec Consulting Services, Inc., 1500 Lakeshore Dr., Suite 100, Columbus, Ohio 43204, for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, in accordance with the terms and conditions on file in the office of the Division of Sewerage and Drainage in order to expand the scope of services to mitigate poor drainage and other stormwater problems.
SECTION 2. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.