Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to enter into a contract modification with DLZ Ohio, Inc., for construction administration/inspection services for Department of Public Utilities construction projects bid during the calendar years 2023 through 2025 as part of the Construction Administration/Construction Inspection Services 2023-2025 contracts.
The construction project to be administered by DLZ Ohio, Inc. under this contract modification is CIP #650872-141004 Lateral Lining - Blueprint North Linden 1 - Hudson McGuffey.
This work will primarily be performed in Community Planning Area “40 - North Linden”.
1.1. Amount of additional funds to be expended: $1,822,179.64
Original Contract: $725,135.69 (ORD 1768-2023 PO402691)
Modification #1: $1,191,867.05 (ORD 2111-2023 PO411979)
Modification #2: $1,822,179.64 (current)
Total $3,739,182.38
1.2. Reasons additional goods/services could not be foreseen:
This is a three-year agreement for fiscal years 2023 - 2025 and modifications were anticipated and explained in the original legislation under Ordinance 1768-2023.
1.3. Reason other procurement processes are not used:
This is a multi-year contract that will be modified as required to provide construction administration/inspection services for construction projects that bid during the three year (2023-2025) timeframe.
1.4. How cost of modification was determined:
The cost of this modification was determined by negotiations between DLZ Ohio, Inc. and Department of Public Utilities project staff based upon the existing contract labor titles, maximum labor rates, allowable contract expenses, and the time estimated to be needed to perform contract tasks.
2. ECONOMIC IMPACT/ADVANTAGES; COMMUNITY OUTREACH; PROJECT DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS/ADVANTAGES OF PROJECT
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