Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into an agreement with Children's Hospital that will result in the elimination of the Division of Power and Water's current south substation located at 572 Wager Street. Children's Hospital needs the land that the south substation occupies in order to build their new patient tower. In exchange for this site, the hospital has agreed to have the current circuits that originate out of this substation converted to higher voltage. The Division of Power and Water will then route power to the area from other substations. A new substation would not be required. This will allow the Division to abandon the south substation site. When the conversion is complete, and the station is abandoned, the City will turn over the site to Children's Hospital. Children's Hospital has agreed to finance this project.
This ordinance also authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a contract with U.S. Utility Contractor Co. for construction needed to complete the project as noted above.
2. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AWARD: The Director of Public Utilities publicly opened one bid on March 14, 2007. The bid received was from U.S. Utility Contractor Co., in the amount of $2,521,000. This bid amount exceeded Children's Hospital's budgeted amount. By negotiating with U.S. Utility Contractor Co. to extend the contract duration by 90 days, overtime wages were thereby eliminated, reducing the bid amount by $101,000. This negotiated amount of $2,420,000 has been approved by Children's Hospital.
Since the Division of Power and Water only received one bid and was able to negotiate a lower bid amount with the contractor, the Director of Public Utilities is requesting the waiving of competitive bidding provisions of Columbus City Codes, to enter into a construction contract with U.S. Utility Contractor Co, for the elimination of the south substation and conversion of elect...
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