Explanation
1. BACKGROUND:
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into an agreement with Pomeroy and Associates, Inc. for professional engineering services in connection with the Portage Grove Area Sewer Improvements Project.
This contract will provide for the preparation of construction plans and specification for the extension of sanitary sewer service to the Portage Grove Area project area that is located in the northwest quadrant of the city of columbus, north of Bethel and Godown Roads.
2. PROCUREMENT INFORMATION:
The basis for selection of the chosen professional engineering services firm: The Department of Public Utilities advertised a Request for Statement of Qualifications for two sanitary sewer system projects in the City Bulletin in accordance with the provisions of Section 329.13 of Columbus City Codes. Three firms submitted detailed proposals for this project to the Director of Public Utilities, on April 4, 2006.
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, feasibility and cost. After careful consideration, the committee recommended that Pomeroy & Associates, Inc., be selected to provide the engineering services for this project, for which the Director of Public Utilities has concurred.
3. FISCAL IMPACT:
This legislation also requests the use of residual project funds from projects that do not have any currently identified funding needs. There is suficient budget authority within the 2006 Capital Improvements Budget.
4. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION:
The Division of Sewerage and Drainage is requesting this Council to designate this ordinance an emergency measure in order to facilitate the immediate commencement of the engineering services to cause the development of construction plans and specifications for extending sanitary sewer service to the currently unserved homes located within the Portage Grove project area.
Title
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into an agreement for professional engineering services with Pomeroy and Associates, Inc. to provide design services for the Portage Grove Area Sewer Improvements Project; to authorize the transfer of $95,385.65 and the expenditure of $175,385.65 from the Voted Sanitary Bond Fund; for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage; and to declare an emergency. ($175,385.65)
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WHEREAS, The Division of Sewerage and Drainage of the Department of Public Utilities is committed to extending sanitary sewer service to formerly unincorporated sections of Franklin County that have annexed into the City of Columbus; and
WHEREAS, the Director of the Department of Public Utilities received technical proposals for the development of construction plans and specifications for extending sanitary sewer infrastructure into an unserved area in the vicinity of Portage Grove project area, which is located within the northwest quadrant of the City of Columbus; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Utilities in that it is immediately necessary to cause the preparation of construction plans and specifications, and an estimate of cost to construct said improvements for purposes of eliminating failing on-site sewer systems within the Portage Grove project area; for the preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare, 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 $95,385.65 from within the Voted Sanitary Bond Fund No. 664| Division 60-05| Object Level Three No. 6676:
From:
Proj.: 650619| Strimple,Kilbourne & Minverva| OCA No. 642918| $95,385.65
To:
Proj.: 650700| Portage Grove Area Sewer| OCA No. 664700| $95,385.65
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 execute an agreement with Pomeroy and Associates, Inc., 599 Scherers Court, Worthington, Ohio 43085 for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, for professional engineering services in accordance with the terms and conditions on file in the office of the Division of Sewerage and Drainage.
Section 5. That the said engineering firm shall conduct the work to the satisfaction of the Director of Public Utilities and the Administrator of the Division of Sewerage and Drainage.
Section 6. That for the purpose of paying the cost of the professional engineering services contract, the following expenditure, or as much thereof as may be needed, be and the same is hereby authorized as follows: Division 60-05, Voted Santary Bond Fund No. 664| Object Level Three 6676| OCA Code 664700| Amount $175,385.65.
Section 7. 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.