Explanation
BACKGROUND: The existing intake bar screens at the Dublin Road Water Plant Raw Water Intake have been in continuous service since 1951 and require replacement. As a part of programming services and investigation, the design professional will also make recommendations of new technology that would facilitate spontaneous leaf removal and establish a debris barrier, to greatly reduce the accumulation of leaves prior to entering the intake bar screens. The selected professional service firm will provide all office and field services necessary to prepare technical reports and design documents for construction bidding, and provide technical and administrative services and field project representation during construction to execute the bar screen replacement and installation of associated appurtenances while simultaneously maintaining an adequate flow of raw water into the treatment plant. The expenditure for construction administration services will be authorized by a future modification when the scope of services can be better defined.
A total of six (6) statements were received October 31, 2003 in response to the advertised Request for Statements of Qualifications (RFQ). None of the responses were from MBE/FBE firms, most of the firms had MBE/FBE firms as part of their project team. A five (5) member evaluation committee, in accordance with Section 329.13, evaluated the proposals and ranked the offerors based upon the evaluation criteria specified in the RFQ: qualifications of staff, specialized experience, professional qualifications, past performance, meeting schedules and budgets, and location of staff. Four (4) firms were selected to submit complete technical proposals, and to make presentations. Malcolm Pirnie, Inc. was selected based upon the quality and feasibility of their proposal. Malcolm-Pirnie, Inc. has MBE and FBE sub-consultants as part of their design team.
FISCAL IMPACT: This project is included in the 2004 CIB and $2,250,000.00 is budgeted.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE NUMBER: 13-2653703
Title
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a contract with Malcolm Pirnie, Inc. for the Dublin Road Water Plant Misc. Improvements - Raw Water Intake Improvements, for the Division of Water, to authorize the expenditure of $564,182.00 from the Waterworks Enlargement Voted 1991 Bonds Fund. ($564,182.00)
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WHEREAS, The existing intake bar screens at the Dublin Road Water Plant Raw Water Intake have been in continuous service since 1951 and require replacement. As a part of programming services and investigation, the design professional will also make recommendations of new technology that would facilitate spontaneous leaf removal and establish a debris barrier, to greatly reduce the accumulation of leaves prior to entering the intake bar screens, and
WHEREAS, This project will provide all office and field services necessary to prepare technical reports and design documents for construction bidding, and provide technical and administrative services and field project representation during construction to execute the bar screen replacement and installation of associated appurtenances while simultaneously maintaining an adequate flow of raw water into the treatment plant, and
WHEREAS, The expenditure for construction administration services will be authorized by a future modification when the scope of services can be better defined, and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a contract with Malcolm Pirnie, Inc. for Professional Engineering Services necessary for the Dublin Road Water Plant Misc. Improvements - Raw Water Intake Improvements, 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 Director of Public Utilities be and is hereby authorized to enter into a contract with Malcolm Pirnie, Inc. in the amount of $564,182.00 for Professional Engineering Services necessary for the Dublin Road Water Plant Misc. Improvements - Raw Water Intake Improvements for the Division of Water, Department of Public Utilities.
Section 2. That for the purpose of paying the cost thereof, the expenditure of $564,182.00 is hereby authorized from Waterworks Enlargement Voted 1991 Bonds Fund, Fund No. 606, Department of Public Utilities, Division of Water, Dept./Division No. 60-09, Object Level Three 6682, Project No. 690278, OCA Code 642900.
Section 3. That the City Auditor is hereby 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 except that no transfer shall be so made from a project account funded by monies from more than one source.
Section 4. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.