Explanation
1.0 BACKGROUND:
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to execute a planned contract modification to the 2014 - 2016 Construction Administration and Construction Inspection Services Agreement with Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.  Funding for this modification will be for two Division of Water projects:	
1.	Shattuck Avenue Area Water Line Improvements Project, CIP No. 690236-100072, Contract No. 2049; Community Planning Area: “West Olentangy”.  Includes the following streets: Shattuck Ave., Clearview Ave., Highland Dr., Afton Rd., Bernard Rd., Caniff Rd., Caniff Pl., Caniff Ct., Sunny Hill Dr., and Kenny Rd.
2.	Wynding Drive/Yaronia Drive Water Line Improvements Project, CIP No. 690236-100110, Job No. 16-022; Community Planning Area: “Clintonville”.  Includes Wynding Drive and Yaronia Drive.
1.1. Amount of additional funds to be expended:  $498,488.78
Original Contract Amount:	$   670,000.00	(EL015634)
Modification 1	$   713,065.18	(EL017687)
Modification 2 (current):	$   498,488.78
Total (Orig. + Mods. 1-2)	$1,881,553.96 
1.2. Reasons additional goods/services could not be foreseen:   
This is a three-year agreement for fiscal years 2014 - 2016 and modifications were anticipated and explained in the original legislation under Ordinance No. 0391-2014.   
1.3. Reason other procurement processes are not used:  
The original contract selected three firms to provide Construction Administration and Construction Inspection Services for projects from 2014 - 2016. 
1.4. How cost of modification was determined:
Cost proposals were provided by Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. and reviewed by Division of Water staff and was deemed acceptable.
2. ECONOMIC IMPACT/ADVANTAGES; COMMUNITY OUTREACH; PROJECT DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS/ADVANTAGES OF PROJECT: The goal of the water line improvements projects is to replace or rehabilitate existing water lines that have a high break frequency.  Replacement of these water lines will impr...
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