Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into an agreement with Kleinschmidt Associates, in the amount of $48,300.00, for professional engineering services for the O'Shaughnessy Dam 6th Independent Consultant's Inspection Project.
A comprehensive inspection and subsequent report on the condition of the O'Shaughnessy dam will be performed and submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) as required by federal regulation.
2. BID INFORMATION: The selection of the firm providing the professional engineering services has been performed in accordance with the procedures set forth in Columbus City Code, Section 329.14, "Awarding professional service contracts through requests for proposals." Requests for Proposals (RFP's) were received in August 2008 from Kleinschmidt Associates, DLZ Corporation, and Stantec Consulting Services.
Kleinschmidt Associates submitted the only proposal with a designated Independent Consultant meeting all of the pre-qualification requirements contained in the RFP and, thus, selected to perform the services for this project. Their Contract Compliance Number is 01-0371466 (expires 8/18/10, Majority). Additional information regarding each bidder, description of work, contract time frame and detailed amounts can be found on the attached Legislation Information Form.
The Contract Compliance Number for Kleinschmidt Associates is 34-6546916 (expires 7/10/10, Majority). Additional information regarding each bidder, description of work, contract time frame and detailed amounts can be found on the attached Legislation Information Form.
3. FISCAL IMPACT: This legislation includes a transfer of funds from the Water System Reserve Fund to the Water Works Enlargement Voted Bonds Fund as a temporary measure until such time as the proceeds from a bond sale can be made available.
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To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into an agree...
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