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File #: 1942-2023    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 6/22/2023 In control: Public Utilities Committee
On agenda: 7/24/2023 Final action: 7/26/2023
Title: To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to enter into an agreement for Professional Engineering Services for the Jackson Pike A-Plant Secondary Clarifier Electrical Upgrades & Miscellaneous Improvements with Wade Trim, Inc.; to apply, accept, and enter into a Water Pollution Control Loan Fund loan agreement with the Ohio Water Development Authority and Ohio Environmental Protection Agency for the financing thereof and designate a dedicated source of repayment for the loan; to authorize the appropriation and transfer of funds from the Sanitary System Reserve Fund to the Water Pollution Control Loan Fund; to authorize an amendment to the 2023 Capital Improvements Budget; and to authorize the appropriation and expenditure of $766,156.05 from the Water Pollution Control Loan Fund. ($766,156.05)
Indexes: MBE Participation, WBE Participation
Attachments: 1. ORD 1942-2023 Accounting Template, 2. ORD 1942-2023 Utilization
Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a contract for with Wade Trim, Inc. for the design of the Jackson Pike A-Plant Secondary Clarifier Electrical Upgrades & Miscellaneous Improvements, CIP #650245-100002, and to apply for, accept, and enter into a Water Pollution Control Loan Fund agreement with the Ohio Water Development Authority and the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency in an amount up to $766,156.05.

This contract is for Step 1, Preliminary Design Services. This phase of the contract will include a condition assessment of the Jackson Pike A-Plant Secondary Clarifiers mechanical & electrical equipment, including drive mechanisms, conduit, junction boxes, and wiring with recommended repairs/replacement. A condition assessment engineering consulting services of the ACA MCC’s & VFD’s, ACA HVAC, ACA electrical lighting, ACA Backup Flushing Water System, ACA Dilution Water System, A-Plant effluent sampling, and A-Plant MLSS and RAS channel. Each of these assessments and evaluations will culminate in the production of a Detailed Design Memorandum (DDM) that will drive the ultimate design of this equipment upgrade and replacement project.

The community planning area for this project is 59 - Southwest.

TIMELINE: The initial term for this agreement will be for 11 months. Upon completion of Step 1 - Preliminary Design Services, a contract modification will be provided for Step 2 - Detailed Design Services and a second modification will be provided for Step 3 - Services during construction. The estimated end for all phases of the contract is anticipated to be in December 2026.

ESTIMATED COST OF PROJECT: The negotiated fee and proposed amount for Step 1 - Preliminary Design is $766,156.05, including a 10% contingency amount that will be utilized to fund needed and approved changes in the work. Two contract modifications are anticipated for the contract, one for Step 2 - Detailed Design Services...

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