City of Columbus - File #: 0281-2008

• File #: 0281-2008
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 2/5/2008
• In control: Utilities Committee
• On agenda: 3/17/2008
• Final action: 3/19/2008
• Title: To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a construction contract with Kokosing Construction Company, Inc., for the Jackson Pike Wastewater Treatment Plant B-Plant Secondary Clarifier Upgrade and the A-Plant Wet Weather Hydraulic Improvements projects; to authorize the expenditure of $61,768,000.00 within the Sanitary Sewer Revenue Bonds Fund, for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage; and to declare an emergency. ($61,768,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/19/2008	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
3/18/2008	1	MAYOR	Signed
3/17/2008	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
3/17/2008	1	Columbus City Council	Taken from the Table	Pass
3/17/2008	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO-TEM	Signed
3/3/2008	1	Columbus City Council	Tabled to Certain Date	Pass
2/21/2008	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
2/21/2008	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
2/21/2008	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
2/21/2008	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
2/21/2008	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
2/21/2008	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council	Pass
2/20/2008	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
2/20/2008	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
2/19/2008	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
2/19/2008	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
2/15/2008	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
2/14/2008	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
2/14/2008	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
2/12/2008	1	Utilities Reviewer	Sent for Approval
2/11/2008	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
2/8/2008	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
2/7/2008	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
2/5/2008	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation

1. BACKGROUND:

A. Need. This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a construction contract with Kokosing Construction Company, Inc., for the Jackson Pike Wastewater Treatment Plant B-Plant Secondary Clarifier Upgrade and A-Plant Wet Weather Hydraulic Improvements projects for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage.

This is a contract for two of the key, time-critical wastewater plants construction projects in the City's Wet Weather Management Plan (WWMP) program, for the period through 2010. The work in this program is a very substantial group of the sewer capital improvement projects (CIPs), both collections systems and treatment works improvements, which have been agreed to by the City and Ohio EPA in order to conform to the requirements of the City's consent orders. The WWMP projects at the Jackson Pike Wastewater Treatment Plant will increase the plant's wet weather treatment capacity to 150 million gallons per day.

The proposed contract with Kokosing Construction Company, Inc. is for Contracts J210/J211. This contract Work consists of the Raw Sewage Pumps electrical, instrumentation and cone valve upgrade, addition of the Adjustable Frequency Drive (AFD) Room, addition of a Screenings Press, addition of a Material Lift in the Generator Building, modifications in Grit Tank Building, Parts Storage Building 4, installation of A-Plant and B-Plant Meter Systems, increasing the sizing of A-Plant and B-Plant Primary influent piping, construction of Bay 5 step feed capability to A-Plant and B-Plant Aeration Tanks, replacement of aeration air piping and diffusers in A-Plant Aeration Tanks, modification of the A-Plant and B-Plant Return Activated Sludge (RAS) systems, modifications to A-Plant and B-Plant Secondary Clarifiers, miscellaneous site improvements, removal of existing gates and minor demolition at the Deckebach Facility existing Grit Tanks, and other work as shown on drawings and described in the Projec...