Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a contract modification with Resource International, Inc., for construction administration and/or inspection services as part of the Construction Administration/Construction Inspection Services 2023-2025 contract.
Resource International, Inc., was awarded a contract to perform construction administration/inspection services for Department of Public Utilities Capital Improvement Projects that bid during the years 2023, 2024, and 2025. The contract is modified as needed throughout the three-year contract period to include these projects as they go to construction. The construction project to be administered by Resource International, Inc., under this contract modification is Jermain Drive Area Water Line Improvements, C.I.P. Number 690236-100134.
This work will primarily be performed in Community Planning Areas “49-North Central and 41-Northeast.”.
1.1. Amount of additional funds to be expended: $1,127,937.58
Original Contract: $540,123.70 (ORD 0200-2023; PO384346, PO384348, PO384351)
Modification #1: $99,810.09 (ORD 1912-2023; PO405218)
Modification #2: $1,200,000.00 (ORD 2722-2023: PO426442)
Modification #3: $599,643.52 (ORD 2855-2023; PO426448, PO426452)
Modification #4: $705,530.65 (ORD 3111-2023; PO429838)
Modification #5: $342,793.47 (ORD 0065-2024; PO433096)
Modification #6: $396,719.17 (ORD 0544-2024; PO444847)
Modification #7: $62,341.50 (ORD 3017-2024; PO487347)
Modification #8: $409,874.90 (ORD 0690-2025; PO505629)
Modification #9: $229,324.96 (ORD 0631-2025; PO511781 and PO511805)
Modification #10: $1,299,157.18 (ORD 1257-2025; PO525480)
Modification #11 $1,127,937.58 (ORD 3291-2025; PO TBD)
Total $7,013,256.72
1.2. Reasons additional goods/services could not be foreseen:
This is a three-year agreement for fiscal years 2023 - 2025. Modifications were anticipated and explained in the original legislation under Ordinance 0956-2023.
1.3. Reason other procurement processes are not used:
This is a multi-year contract that will be modified as required to provide construction administration/inspection services for construction projects that bid during the three year (2023-2025) timeframe.
1.4. How cost of modification was determined:
The cost of the modification was determined per the contract rates and titles established in the original contract and an estimate of the number of hours needed for each title for the tasks to be assigned to the contract modification.
2. ECONOMIC IMPACT/ADVANTAGES; COMMUNITY OUTREACH; PROJECT DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS/ADVANTAGES OF PROJECT
The goal of this project is to replace or rehabilitate the existing water lines that have a high break frequency. Replacement of these water lines will improve water service, decrease burden on water maintenance operations, and reduce water loss.
3. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE INFORMATION
Resource International, Inc.’s contract compliance number is CC-004197 and expires 1/30/2026.
Resource International listed the following company as a subcontractor for this project:
Company Name City/State ODI Certification Status
EMH&T, Inc. Columbus, Ohio MAJ
The certification of Resource International, Inc., and EMH&T, Inc., were both in good standing at the time of this contract modification.
4. FISCAL IMPACT
The contract modification for the Construction Administration/Construction Inspection Services 2023-2025 contract is expected to be financed with a loan from the Water Supply Revolving Loan Account (WSRLA), a program jointly administered by the Ohio EPA's Division of Environmental and Financial Assistance and the Ohio Water Development Authority (OWDA). City Council authorized this loan application and acceptance of funding via Ordinance 0348-2025, passed by Council on 4/28/25. The loan is expected to be approved in January of 2026. This ordinance is contingent upon the loan being approved by OWDA. The Department of Public Utilities will inform the Auditor's Office when this loan has been approved. The WSRLA program is now a reimbursement program. The Department of Public Utilities will need to pay Resource International, Inc., and submit proof of payment to OWDA for reimbursement.
The 2025 Capital Improvement Budget must be amended to align budget authority with the proper project. Funds will need to be appropriated in the Water Supply Revolving Loan Account Fund, Fund 6011, in the amount of $1,127,937.58.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Public Utilities Department to enter into a contract modification with Resource International for the Construction Administration/Construction Inspection Services 2023-2025 contract; to authorize an amendment to the 2025 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize the appropriation and expenditure of up to $1,127,937.58 from the Water Supply Revolving Loan Account Fund for the contract; and to make this ordinance contingent upon the Ohio Water Development Authority approving a loan for the project. ($1,127,937.58)
Body
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Utilities advertised a Request for Proposals for Construction Administration/Construction Inspection Services; and
WHEREAS, Resource International, Inc. was one of six firms selected by the evaluation committee to provide these services; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 0200-2023 authorized the contract with Resource International, Inc. for these services and assigned the first tasks to be performed; and
WHEREAS, additional construction inspection/administration tasks need to be performed; and
WHEREAS, the contract with Resource International, Inc., will need to be modified to add these tasks to the contract and to add funding to pay for the tasks; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 0348-2025, passed by Council on 4/28/25, authorized this project to be funded by a loan to be obtained through the Water Supply Revolving Loan Account (WSRLA); and
WHEREAS, this ordinance is contingent upon loan approval for construction of the Jermain Drive Area Water Line Improvements project by the Ohio Water Development Authority which is anticipated to occur in January of 2026; and
WHEREAS, the 2025 Capital Improvement Budget must be modified to align budget authority with the proper project; and
WHEREAS, funds must be appropriated within the Water Supply Revolving Loan Account Fund, Fund 6011; and
WHEREAS, funds must be expended to pay for the construction administration and inspection services Resource International Inc. provides under the Construction Administration/Construction Inspection Services 2023-2025 contract; and
Whereas, it has become necessary in the daily operation of the Department of Public Utilities to modify the Construction Administration/Construction Inspection Services 2023-2025 contract with Resource International, Inc., to add work for the Jermain Drive Area Water Line Improvements project, C.I.P. Number 690236-100134, to the contract; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the 2025 Capital Improvement Budget authorized by Ordinance 1790-2025 be amended as follows to establish sufficient budget authority for this project:
Fund / Project Number / Project Name (Funding Source) / Current Authority / Revised Authority / Change
6011 / 690236-100134 / Jermain Drive Area Water Line Improvements Project (WSRLA Loan) / $5,809,494.00 / $6,937,431.00 / $1,127,937.00 (to match the loan amount)
SECTION 2. That from the unappropriated monies and from all monies estimated to come into said fund from any and all sources, and unappropriated for any other purpose during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, the sum of $1,127,937.58 is appropriated in the Water Supply Revolving Loan Account Fund, Fund 6011, per the account codes in the funding attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 3. That the Director of Public Utilities is authorized to enter into a contract modification with Resource International, Inc., 6350 Presidential Gateway, Columbus, Ohio, 43231, for construction administration and inspection services, in accordance with the terms and conditions as shown in the contract on file with the Department of Public Utilities, in an amount not to exceed $1,127,937.58.
SECTION 4. That this ordinance is contingent upon the Ohio Water Development Authority approving a Water Supply Revolving Loan Account loan for this project.
SECTION 5. That the expenditure of $1,127,937.58, or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized to pay for this contract per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 6. Funds are deemed appropriated and expenditures and transfers authorized to carry out the purposes of this Ordinance and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 7. That the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes to revise the funding source for all contracts or contract modifications associated with this Ordinance.
SECTION 8. That the City Auditor is authorized to transfer the unencumbered balance in a 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.
SECTION 9. That this Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.