Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
The Department of Public Service, Division of Design and Construction and The Department of Public Utilities recently participated in the River South Phase 1 project.
The Department of Public Service Funded the Design of this project authorized by ordinance 1317-2007, which included sewer and water line work for Public Utilities. The project is completed and engineering costs have been determined for the respective departments and it is necessary to provide reimbursement to the Department of Public Service for those costs incurred in the design of the project that were designated as costs normally funded by The Department of Public Utilities. This legislation authorizes the Department of Public Utilities to reimburse these funds to the Department of Public Service.
Work involved in the design of this project included
-Sewer line design at State and Broad Streets as required due to rerouting the waterline.
-Changes to sanitary and storm water improvements due to televising and rehabilitation of the 54" sewer line on Walnut Street and rehabilitation of the sewer line on Ludlow Street.
-Street lighting study, including Front Street from Town to Mound Streets, to illustrate the overall photometrics.
-Change the traffic signals at the corner of State and Front Streets from an upgrade to total replacement.
-This modification will also allow Public Utilities to pay for DPU-needed record drawings.
This additional work overlapped the RiverSouth Phase 1 and Phase 2 areas and was in the consultant's proposal for the Phase 2 design contract. It was later decided that this work would be paid as a modification to the Phase 1 design contract.
The limits of this project include Front Street between Broad and Rich Streets, Ludlow and Wall Streets between Town and Rich Streets, and Rich Street between Ludlow and Wall Streets.
3. Fiscal Impact
Funding in the amount $112,501.00 for this reimbursement to the Department of Public Service Division of Design and Construction is available in the Storm B.A.B.s (Build America Bonds) Fund for the Department of Public Utilities.
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To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to reimburse the Department of Public Service for engineering costs incurred in the design of the River South Phase 1 project and to authorize the expenditure of $112,501.00, within the Storm B.A.B.s (Build America Bonds) Fund, for the Department of Public Utilities. ($112,501.00)
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus, Department of Public Service, and Department of Public Utilities, participated in the recently completed RiverSouth - Phase 1 project; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of this project was to improve sewer, water, electric, and roadway infrastructure as well as to add streetscape improvements within the project area. Limits of this project are Front Street from Rich Street to Broad Street, Ludlow Street from Rich Street to Town Street, Wall Street from Rich Street to Town Street, and Rich Street from Ludlow Street to Wall Street.
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Service funded the design of this project authorized by Ordinance No. 1616-2007 and passed November 12, 2007; and
WHEREAS, this legislation authorizes the Department of Public Utilities to reimburse the Department of Public Service through internal billing for costs incurred in the design of the project in the amount of $112,501.00; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Director of the Department of Public Utilities be and is hereby authorized to provide reimbursement to the Department of Public Service, Division of Design and Construction in the amount of $112,501.00 for costs incurred in the design of the RiverSouth Phase 1 Improvement Project.
Section 2. To authorize the expenditure by the Department of Public Utilities to provide payment through internal billing to the Department of Public Service in the amount of $112,501.00 for the design of the above - described project as follows:
Fund/Project / Project Name /OCA/OL3/Amount
676 / 610796-100000 / River South Improvements Project / 685796 / 6682 / $112,501.00
Section 3. 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 4. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.