Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to enter into a contract on behalf of the Office of Construction Management with Dynamix Engineering, Ltd. for professional consulting services for the City Hall plumbing renovation.
The current City Hall plumbing waste drains and vent piping are over 80 years old and is largely in its original state. Drain lines have deteriorated in some instances beyond reasonable repair and vent piping has cracked in places leaving open drain lines exposed to the building atmosphere. The design of the replacement plumbing drains will allow us to replace all of the remaining drains that were not performed in the 2004 plumbing renovation. The design will also allow us to prepare the components of the plumbing system to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
The project shall include, but is not limited to, design, engineering, and contract administration services to replace all storm and sanitary sewer piping from the main line connections within the right-of-way to all plumbing fixtures, water coolers, and drain connections for all mechanical equipment. The work will be performed throughout the building and underground tunnel.
Request for Statements and Qualifications were available on October 13, 2011, and responses were submitted on November 10 2011. The City received six proposals (^1 FBE, *1 MBE): ^Advanced Engineering, Ltd., *Dynamix Engineering, Ltd., Kramer Engineering, X-Cel Engineering, LLC., Karpinksi Engineering, and DLZ Architecture, Inc. The selection of the vendor for professional services is in accordance with the competitive bidding provisions of the Columbus City Code.
Emergency action is requested so that the necessary professional services may be accomplished without delay, to better serve the needs of the City and to create operational efficiencies.
Dynamix Engineering Contract Compliance No. 31-1536631, expiration date August 31, 2014.
Fiscal Impact: The cost of this contract is $548,980.00. Funding is available in the Gov'l SuperB.A.B.'s (Build America Bonds) Fund.
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To authorize the Finance and Management Director to enter into a contract on behalf of the Office of Construction Management with Dynamix Engineering, Ltd. for professional consulting services for the City Hall plumbing renovation; to authorize the expenditure of $548,980.00 from the Gov'l SuperB.A.B.'s (Build America Bonds) Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($548,980.00)
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WHEREAS, the Finance and Management Department, Office of Construction Management, desires to contract with a professional services company for professional consulting services for the City Hall plumbing renovation; and
WHEREAS, the Finance and Management Department advertised Requests for Statement of Qualifications (RFSQ); and
WHEREAS, the current City Hall plumbing waste drains and vent piping are over 80 years old and is largely in its original state; and
WHEREAS, drain lines have deteriorated in some instances beyond reasonable repair and vent piping has cracked in places leaving open drain lines exposed to the building atmosphere; and
WHEREAS, the design of the replacement plumbing drains will allow us to replace all of the remaining drains that were not performed in the 2004 plumbing renovation; and
WHEREAS, the design will also allow us to prepare the components of the plumbing system to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Finance and Management Department, Office of Construction Management, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Finance and Management Director to contract with Dynamix Engineering, Ltd. for professional services for the City Hall plumbing renovations, so that the necessary professional services may be accomplished without delay, to better serve the needs of the City and to create operational efficiencies, now, therefore:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Finance and Management Director is hereby authorized to enter into a contract on behalf of the Office of Construction Management with Dynamix Engineering, Ltd. for the City Hall plumbing renovations.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $548,980.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary in regard to the action authorized in SECTION 1, be and is hereby authorized and approved as follows:
Division: 45-27
Fund: 707
Project: 570031-100002
OCA: 770002
Object Level 1:06
Object Level 3: 6620
Amount: $548,980.00
SECTION 3. That the City Auditor is authorized to establish proper project accounting numbers as appropriate.
SECTION 4. 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 5. 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.