Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: This Ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to renew the professional engineering services agreement with CH2M HILL Engineers for the Laboratory Upgrades Project, Capital Improvements Project No. 690554-100000, Division of Water Contract No. 2135.
The overall project provides design and engineering services during construction to renovate the 910 Water Quality Assurance Lab (WQAL), the Dublin Road Water Plant (DRWP) lab, and the Parsons Avenue Water Plant (PAWP) lab. Construction of the renovations will be funded and conducted under separate project numbers (690291-100006, 690515, and 690523).
The original agreement provided preliminary design services including assessing the condition of the existing laboratory spaces/equipment/systems, identification of laboratory space needs, and development of preliminary renovation concepts including new countertops and casework, sinks and fixtures, lighting, and laboratory systems such as fume hoods, refrigeration and DI water systems.
Renewal No. 1 (current) will provide for detailed design of the renovations to the WQAL including architectural, HVAC, electrical, data and LIMS, temporary laboratory space, and associated construction drawings and specifications. This will include all necessary permitting and regulatory approvals, as well as assistance during bidding of the construction project.
The planning area is 99 - Citywide since these facilities serve the entire service area.
1.1 Amount of additional funds to be expended: $1,560,000.00
Original Contract Amount: $ 668,000.00 (PO078201)
Renewal #1 (current): $1,560,000.00
Renewal #’s 2-4 (future): $1,600,000.00
Total (Orig. + Renewal #’s 2-4): $3,828,000.00
1.2. Reason other procurement processes are not used:
This work is based on the Preliminary Design Report prepared under the first phase of this project. The scope was divided into a preliminary design phase and a detailed design phase to have better unders...
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