1. BACKGROUND:
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a professional engineering services contract with the Ribway Engineering Group, Inc. for the sanitary sewer project known as the Fulton/Mound/Noble Sewer Rehabilitation Project.
This contract will provide for the cleaning and televising the existing sewer, dye testing of structures, performing manhole inspections and evaluations; investigating the need for easements, performing field surveying, preparing a Design Report to document evaluations and recommendations, generating detailed construction plans and specifications, preparing site-specific maintenance of traffic plans, supplying all construction documents required for bidding, performing engineering services during construction, and preparing as-built drawings at the completion of the project.
2. PROCUREMENT INFORMATION:
The basis for selection of the chosen professional engineering services firm: The Division advertised Request for Statement of Qualifications (RFSQ's) for the subject services in the City Bulletin in accordance with the provisions of Section 329.13 of Columbus City Codes. Three firms were short-listed and were requested to submit technical proposals for this project. These proposals were reviewed and ranked by a Professional Engineering Services Selection Committee in order to determine the consultant best qualified to provide the services for this project. The Division of Sewerage and Drainage received technical proposals on December 5, 2005 from the Ribway Engineering Group; Fuller, Mossbarger, Scott ad May Engineers, Inc; and E.M.H&T. The committee ranked the proposals on quality and feasibility. After careful consideration, the committee recommended that the Ribway Engineering Group, Inc. be selected to provide the engineering services for these projects, for which the Director of Public Utilities has concurred.
3. FISCAL IMPACT:
This ordinance will utilize recently deposited bond sale proceeds. There is sufficient budget authority within the 2006 Capital Improvements Budget for this expenditure.
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To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a professional engineering services contract with the Ribway Engineering Group, Inc., in connection with the Fulton/Mound/Noble Sewer Rehabilitation Project; to authorize the expenditure of $375,867.00 from the Voted Sanitary Bond Fund; for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage. ($375,867.00)
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WHEREAS, the Division of Sewerage and Drainage has undertaken a comprehensive review of downtown sanitary and combined infrastructure and has identified the need to rehabilitate specific sections of the infrastructure within Fulton Ave., Mound Street, and Noble Ave.; and
WHEREAS, the Director of the Public Utilities requested detailed proposals from the firms of Ribway Engineering Group, Inc.; Fuller, Mossbarger, Scott ad May Engineers, Inc.; and Evans, Mechwart, Hambleton & Tilton; for the aforementioned project services, and received these proposals on January 23, 2004, in accordance with the procurement provisions of Section 329.13 of the Columbus City Codes; and
WHEREAS, based upon an evaluation of these proposals utilizing predetermined criteria, a selection committee determined that Ribway Engineering Group, Inc. , submitted the best proposal for the required project services, to which the Director of the Department of Public Utilities concurred; and
WHEREAS, the Division has determined it necessary to request this City Council to authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a professional engineering services agreement for purposes of preparing construction plans and specifications for the rehabilitation of sanitary infrastructure within the downtown Columbus streets of Fulton, Mound and Noble, at the earliest practicable date, 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 enter into a professional engineering services contract with the Ribway Engineering Group, Inc., 350 East Broad Street, Suite 500, Columbus, Ohio 43215, in connection with the Fulton/Mound/Noble Sewer Rehabilitation Project, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Contract on file in the office of the Division of Sewerage and Drainage's Sewer System Engineering Section.
Section 2. That the expenditure of $375,867.00, or as much thereof as may be needed, be and the same hereby is authorized from the Voted Sanitary Bond Fund No. 664; Division 60-05; within the following project:
Proj. No.: 650695| Franklin/Mound/Noble Sewer Rehab.| Object Level Three 6676| OCA Code 664695| $375,867.00.
Section 3. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.