Explanation
1. BACKGROUND:
This legislation authorizes modifying the professional engineering services contract, with Brown & Caldwell Ohio, LLC, in connection with the Jackson Pike Wastewater Treatment Plant Skimmings Concentrator System Improvements Project for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage. This modification will provide for the preparation of detailed design plans and specifications for this project. The original scope of service conducted a preliminary engineering evaluation for purposes of determining the planned equipment and operational capacities.
2. PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES CONTRACT MODIFICATION:
This contract is being funded incrementally by modification as the work progresses through the planned project steps from preliminary design through services during construction. The Division of Sewerage and Drainage has determined that these services cannot be performed by city personnel at this time, and has planned for the procurement of these services on a routine basis. The contract total including this modification is $138,870.00. The cost of these services is consistent with those provided for under the existing contract.
The potential need for the additional work was foreseen and so stated in the original contract's legislation explanation. This additional work is a direct, logical extension of the work included in the contract and is required immediately. It is not deemed either feasible or reasonable to suspend work with the entity currently under contract and undertake continuation of the work under a new procurement.
3. FISCAL IMPACT: This project work will be funded at a future date by a loan from the State of Ohio Water Pollution Control Loan Fund (WPCLF) which is jointly administered by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and the Ohio Water Development Authority.
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To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to modify the professional engineering services contract with Brown & Caldwell Ohio, for the Jackson Pike Wastewater Treatment Plant Skimmings Concentrator System Improvements Project; to authorize the appropriation, transfer and expenditure of $107,838.00 from the Sewer System Reserve Fund to the Ohio Water Pollution Control Loan Fund; for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage. ($107,838.000)
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WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 0117-03, as passed January 27, 2003 authorized the Director of Public Utilities to execute Contract No. EL003269 with Brown & Caldwell Ohio, LLC, for providing preliminary design services in connection with the Jackson Pike Wastewater Skimmings Concentrator System Improvement Project for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, Department of Public Utilities; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary for this City Council to authorize the Director of Public Utilities to execute a professional engineering services contract modification with Brown & Caldwell Ohio, LLC, for purposes of adding the aforementioned services in connection with the Jackson Pike Wastewater Treatment Plant Skimmings Concentrator System Improvements Project; to authorize the appropriation, transfer, and expenditure of funds from the Sewer System Reserve Fund to the Ohio Water Pollution Control Loan Fund; at the earliest practicable date, now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That from the unappropriated monies in the Sewerage System Reserve Fund No. 654 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, 2004, the sum of $107,838.00 is hereby appropriated to the Division of Sewerage and Drainage| Division 60-05| Object Level 10| Object Level Three 5502| OCA Code 901533.
Section 2. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized to transfer $107,838.00 to the Ohio Water Pollution Control Loan Fund No. 666, into the Jackson Pike Wastewater Treatment Plant Skimmings Concentrator System Improvements Project/ Project 650255/ at such time as deemed necessary by him, and to expend said funds, or so much thereof as may be necessary.
Section 3. That the expenditure of $107,838.00 is hereby appropriated for the Jackson Pike Wastewater Treatment Plant Skimmings Concentrator System Improvements Project; Project No. 650255; within the Ohio Water Pollution Control Loan Fund No. 666| Division No. 60-05| OCA Code No. 666255.
Section 4. That the Director of Public Utilities be, and hereby is, authorized to modify the professional engineering services contract, identified as City Auditor's Contract No. EL003269, with Brown & Caldwell Ohio, LLC, 2674 Federated Boulevard, Columbus, Ohio 43235, for professional engineering services associated with the Jackson Pike Wastewater Treatment Plant Skimmings Concentrator System Improvements Project, in accordance with the terms and conditions as shown in the contract modification on file in the office of the General Engineering Section of the Division of Sewerage and Drainage.
Section 5. That for the purpose of paying the cost of the professional engineering services contract modification the expenditure of $107,838.00, or as much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized from the Ohio Water Pollution Control Loan Fund No. 666| Division 60-05| Project No. 650255| OCA Code No. 666255| Object Level 3: 6678.
Section 6. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law