Explanation
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to execute a planned contract modification to the Sewer System Engineering Section's Construction Administration and Construction Inspection Services Agreement with Prime Engineering & Architecture, Inc. Funding for this modification will come from four sources: the Sanitary Sewer Reserve Fund, the Storm Sewer Bond Fund, the Ohio Water Development Authority (OWDA) Fund, and the Water Build America Bonds Fund.
This contract was originally procured to provide construction administration and construction inspection services for combined sanitary, storm water, and water projects during the fiscal years of 2008-2010. The funds approved within this legislation will provide for payment of additional services that are needed to conclude ongoing construction projects.
This modification (Mod #2) will increase the funding of the contract by an additional $1,314,516.15 for construction administration - construction inspection services. The projects involved in this specific modification are for one sanitary project: (1) OSIS Downtown Odor Control; and two water projects: (2) Group Three Water Line Improvements, (3) Reservoir Pollution Reduction.
1.1. Amount of additional funds to be expended: $ 1,314,516.15
Original Contract Amount: $ 540,000.00
Modification 1 $ 915,000.00
Modification 2 (current) $1,314,516.15
Total (Orig. + Mods 1-2) $2,769,516.15
1.2. Reasons additional goods/services could not be foreseen:
The modification was anticipated and explained in the original legislation. This is a continuation of the anticipated process.
1.3. Reason other procurement processes are not used:
The original contract selected three firms to provide construction administration services for projects in 2008, 2009, and 2010.
1.4. How cost of modification was determined:
A cost proposal was provided by Prime Engineering & Architecture, Inc., and reviewed by the Division of S...
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