Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a planned contract modification for professional engineering services during construction with Ch2M Hill Engineers, Inc. for the Laboratory Upgrades project, CIP #690554-100000, in an amount up to $357,000.00.
The current laboratory spaces at the 910 Dublin Road Water Quality Assurance Lab (WQAL), the Dublin Road Water Plant (DRWP), and the Parsons Avenue Water Plant (PAWP) are more than 20 years old and are in need of upgrades to meet current laboratory, ergonomic, and architectural guidelines and standards. The work under the original contract completed the evaluation and preliminary design report for the upgrades to the Water Quality Assurance Lab, Dublin Road Water Plant Lab and Parsons Avenue Water Plant Lab.
The first planned contract modification provided funding for the detailed design and permitting for construction of the Water Quality Assurance Lab renovations including: new countertops and casework; sinks and fixtures; lighting; and laboratory systems such as fume hoods, refrigeration and DI water systems and design of a Lab Information Management System (LIMS).
The second planned contract modification provided funding for the engineering services during construction of the Water Quality Assurance Lab renovations as well as the detailed design of the Dublin Road Water Plant lab upgrade including new flooring; lighting; countertops and casework; sinks and fixtures; and laboratory systems.
The third planned contract modification provided funding for the detailed design of the Parsons Avenue Water Plant (PAWP) lab upgrades and the engineering services during construction for the Dublin Road Water Plant (DRWP) lab upgrades.
This planned contract modification (modification #4) will provide funding for the engineering services during construction of the Parsons Avenue Water Plant (PAWP) which was designed under Modification #3 of this contract. This i...
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