Explanation
1. BACKGROUND:
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a professional engineering services agreement with Brown and Caldwell Ohio, Inc., in connection with the Jackson Pike Wastewater Treatment Plant A-Plant Wet Weather Hydraulic Improvements Project.
The City of Columbus has developed a Wet Weather Management Plan that identifies the preliminary sewer system and wastewater treatment facility capital improvements needed to fully address the city's wet weather overflows and many basement backup problems across the city.
This project will implement several improvements identified within the Wet Weather Management Plan to increase the hydraulic capacity of the Jackson Pike Wastewater Treatment Plant during wet weather. The improvements to the A-Plant train include: Adding step feed capabilities to the Aeration Tanks; relieve hydraulic restrictions to the Primary Tank influent and Aeration Tanks effluent; add secondary clarifier flocculation baffles and chemical feed capabilities; and raise the top slab of the Grit Facility Effluent Tie-in Manhole.
2. PROCUREMENT INFORMATION:
The basis for selection of the chosen professional engineering services firm: The Department of Public Utilities advertised a Request for Proposals (RFP) for six Wastewater Treatment Plant projects in the City Bulletin in accordance with the provisions of Section 329.14 of Columbus City Codes. Two firms submitted detailed proposals for this project to the Director of Public Utilities, on September 8, 2006.
These proposals were reviewed and ranked by a Professional Engineering Services Selection Committee in order to determine the consultant best qualified to provide the services for this project. The committee ranked the proposals on quality, feasibility and cost. After careful consideration, the committee recommended that Brown & Caldwell Ohio, Inc., be selected to provide the engineering services for this project, a recommend...
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