Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into an agreement with Prime Engineering and Architecture, Inc. for professional engineering services for the Cleveland Avenue/Lakeview Avenue Sewer Improvements Project; to authorize the City Auditor to transfer $268,285.62 within the Storm Sewer Bond Fund; and to amend the 2005 Capital Improvements Budget.
This project has been developed to mitigate sanitary sewerage from entering a storm sewer near the Cleveland and Lakeview Avenues intersection and to reduce street flooding in the area generally bounded by Agler Road on the north, Westerville Road on the east, Lakeview Avenue on the south, and Greenwich Street on the west.
2. BID INFORMATION: The selection of the firm providing the professional engineering services has been performed in accordance with the procedures set forth in Columbus City Code, Section 329.11, "Awarding professional service contracts through requests for statements of qualifications." A notice of Request for Statements of Qualifications appeared in the City Bulletin on August 9 and 16, 2003. More detailed information is contained within the Legislation Attachment.
3. FISCAL IMPACT: The Division is requesting an amendment to the 2005 Capital Improvements Budget for purposes of establishing sufficient budget authority for this expenditure. In addition this legislation includes a transfer of funds within the Storm Sewer Bonds Fund.
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To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into contract with Prime Engineering and Architecture, Inc., to provide professional engineering services for the Cleveland Avenue/Lakeview Avenue Storm Sewer Improvements Project; to authorize the transfer and expenditure of $268,285.62 from within the Storm Sewer Bond Fund; to amend the 2005 Capital Improvements Budget, for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage. ($268,285.62)
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WHEREAS, it is necessary for this Council to authorize the City Auditor to transfer funds within the Storm Sewer Bond Fund; and
WHEREAS, significant flooding and other stormwater problems have been identified through customer complaints for the area covered by this project; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize an amendment to the 2005 Capital Improvements Budget for purposes of providing sufficient funding and spending authority for the aforementioned project expenditures; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into an agreement for professional engineering services to mitigate the significant flooding and other stormwater problems; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized to transfer $268,285.62 within the Storm Sewer Bonds Fund, Fund 685, Division of Sewerage and Drainage, Division 60-15, as follows:
FROM:
610872| Napoleon/Broad Storm Sewer| OCA Code: 685872| OL3: 6682| $268,285.62
TO:
610694| Cleveland/Lakeview Sewer Imp.| OCA Code: 685694| OL3: 6682| $268,285.62
SECTION 2. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to transfer any unencumbered balance in the project account to the unallocated balance 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 no longer required for said project; except that no transfer shall be made from a project account by monies from more than one source.
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 any contract associate the expenditure of the funds transferred under Section 1. above.
SECTION 5. That the Director of Public Utilities be, and hereby is, authorized to execute an agreement with Prime Engineering and Architecture, Inc.; 470 Olde Worthington, Rd. 43082, 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 6. 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 7. 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, is hereby authorized as follows:
Division 60-15| Fund 685| Project 610694| Object Level Three 6682| OCA Code 685694| Amount $268,285.62.
SECTION 8. That the 2005 Capital Improvements Budget Ordinance No. 1070-2005 is hereby amended as follows, to provide sufficient budget authority for the execution of the engineering agreement stated in Section 5 herein.
CURRENT:
610694: Cleveland/Lakeview Sewer Improvement - $0.00
610872: Napoleon/Broad Storm Sewer - $1,300,000.00
AMENDED TO:
610694: Cleveland/Lakeview Sewer Improvement; $268,286.00 (+ $268,286.00)
610872: Napoleon/Broad Storm Sewer; $1,031,714.00 (-$268,286.00)
SECTION 9. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest date allowed by law.