Explanation
1. BACKGROUND:
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to modify the professional engineering services agreement with Burgess & Niple, Inc. for the Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluent Disinfection Improvements project. Engineering services needed for the project are being funded incrementally by contract modification as portions of the work are undertaken to advance the project through planning, engineering design and construction of facilities. The project improvements have been developed to be constructed in two phases, under separate construction contracts.
The Project Phase 1 construction work is completed, and the engineering services for Phase 1 are nearly complete. The remaining Phase 1 engineering work is for completion of documentation for the facility improvements. Engineering services for design of the Project Phase 2 improvements are completed, as are services for assistance with soliciting construction bids and bid evaluation.
The proposed contract modification primarily provides funding for technical, field and construction management services now needed during Phase 2 construction. Funding is also provided for additional design tasks that became necessary in the course of the Phase 2 design development, and for additional services that were needed during Phase 1 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.
2. FISCAL IMPACT:
There is sufficient authority in the 2005 Capital Improvements Budget for this expenditure. The work of this contract is divided into three sequential steps; Preliminary Design, Detailed Design and Services During Construction. This contract is proposed to be entered into for an amount of $904,719.00, estimated to be sufficient to complete the Preliminary Design work. Subsequent work steps will be funded incrementally by contract modification as they need to be undertaken. The estimated total cost for contract work is $3,135,664.00.
The Division of Sewerage and Drainage has received financial assistance for this project through a Water Pollution Control Loan Fund loan (No.4361) from the Ohio Water Development Authority. The proceeds for this loan have been appropriated within the construction contract award legislation (Ord. 1441-2005).
3. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION:
These services are needed immediately and are required to begin simultaneously with the commencement of Project Phase 2 construction in order to provide professional services pursuant to the proper management and timely completion of the project.
Title
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to modify the professional engineering services agreement with Burgess & Niple, Inc., for the Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluent Disinfection Improvements Project, for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage; to authorize the expenditure of $904,719.00 from the Ohio Water Pollution Control Loan Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($904,719.00)
Body
WHEREAS, Contract No. CT19477 was authorized by Ordinance No. 1357-98 as passed by Columbus City Council on June 1, 1998, for purposes of providing professional engineering services for the Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluent Disinfection Improvements Project for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage; and
WHEREAS, it necessary to modify the subject contract in order to provide funding for technical, field and construction management services now needed for the second phase of project construction, and provide supplemental funding for added design tasks and construction related tasks; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, Department of Public Utilities, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director of Public Utilities to modify the aforementioned professional engineering services contract with Burgess & Niple, Inc., for purposes of funding the engineering services now needed for the Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluent Disinfection Improvements Project, pursuant to the proper management and timely completion of the project, for the preservation of the public health, peace, property, and safety; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Director of Public Utilities be, and hereby is, authorized to modify Contract No. CT19477 with Burgess & Niple, Inc., 5085 Reed Road, Columbus, Ohio 43220, in order to provide project services in connection with the Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluent Disinfection Improvements Project, for the Sewer System Engineering Section of the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, in accordance with the terms and conditions as shown in the contract modification on file in the office of the Division of Sewerage and Drainage.
Section 2. That for the purpose of paying the cost of the aforementioned professional engineering contract modification, the expenditure of $904,719.00, is hereby is authorized within Division 60-05, as follows:
Fund 666| Proj. 650355| SWWTP Effluent Disinfection| OCA 655423| OL 3: 6678|$904,719.008
Section 3. 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.