Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Utilities (DPU) to enter into a planned contract modification for professional engineering services during construction with ms consultants, inc for the Overall Engineering Services (OES) Contract, CIP #690617-100000, in an amount up to $1,000,000.00 for the Division of Water Contract No. 2133.
This contract provides a variety of task order-based professional services to meet the planning, operational, and capital improvement needs for the Division of Water’s facilities, supplementing existing engineering personnel within the Division of Water (DOW) on an as-authorized, as-needed basis. Services performed to date include: groundwater modeling and alternatives evaluation of the Parsons Avenue Water Plant (PAWP) well field and recommendations for future water supply; constructability and technical review services for the Fourth Water Plant Electrical Substation; an evaluation and study on the future site needs for the 940/910 Dublin Road Utilities Complex and 3500 and 3568 Indianola Avenue Complexes; and constructability and technical review services for the Fourth Water Plant Site Preparation Package.
Future phasing tasks of the contract continue to be developed but anticipated services include: continuing with the previous study assessment of the DPU Facilities Future Site Needs recommending the combining of all facilities at one complex; assisting on addressing requirements for the Lead Service Line Inventory requirements of the Lead Copper Rule Revision; restoration of Land Stewardship Survey Markers; interim carbon studies including Powder Activated Carbon and filter media recharge; developing a long-term plan for watershed encroachments along with addressing erosion; evaluating ozone operation at the Dublin Road Water Plant (DRWP) and exploring increasing ozone demand; engineering services supporting DOW with planning, analysis, and investigations; assisting the City in regulatory and...
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