Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Columbus Water and Power to enter into a planned contract modification with Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. for construction administration/inspection services for Columbus Water and Power construction projects bid during the calendar years 2026 through 2028 as part of the Construction Administration/Construction Inspection Services 2026-2028 contracts.
Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. will perform construction administration/inspection services for Columbus Water and Power Capital Improvement Projects that bid during the years 2026, 2027, and 2028. The contract will be modified as needed throughout the 3-year period to include these projects as they go into construction. Projects are located throughout the City of Columbus.
This modification is for Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. to perform construction administration/ inspection services for the Yale Avenue Area Water Line Improvements project CIP 690236-100163 in the amount of $739,519.00.
The Columbus Community is 54 - Franklinton.
1.1. Amount of additional funds to be expended: $739,519.00
Cost summary:
Original Contract: $1,042,024.74
Modification No. 1: $343,576.00
Modification No. 2: $999,291.15
Modification No. 3 (current): $739,519.00
TOTAL: $3,124,410.89
1.2. Reasons additional goods/services could not be foreseen:
This is a three-year contract for fiscal years 2026 - 2028 for which modifications were anticipated pursuant to the original authorizing legislation under Ordinance 0535-2026 to account for future construction projects being assigned to Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. for inspection services. Those future construction projects were not known when the contract was put into place.
1.3. Reason other procurement processes are not used:
This is a multi-year contract that will be modified as required to provide construction administration/...
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