Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a professional engineering services contract modification with Brown and Caldwell Ohio, LLC, for services during construction for the Southerly Waste Water Treatment Plant (SWWTP) Organics Receiving and Bioenergy Utilization Facility project, CIP #650353-100007, in an amount up to $14,914,610.09.
The original contract was for preliminary and detailed design services and provided a preliminary design report and design for the installation of Digesters 8 and 9, replacement of the floating covers on Digesters 1-5 and 7, a Fats, Oils, and Grease (FOG) and high strength organic waste (HSW) receiving station, a combined heat and power (cogeneration) facility to utilize the digester gas, new waste gas burners, and relocation of the gravity bypass at the Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant.
This modification is to fund services for Step 3 - Services during Construction. This will include submittal review, review and answering of Requests For Information, preparation and review of Request For Proposals, and other engineering support services to ensure a successful construction project.
The Community Planning Area: 64 Far South.
1.1. Amount of additional funds to be expended: $14,914,610.09
Cost summary:
Original Contract (ORD 1297-2023; PO388455) $21,224,775.42
Modification No. 1 (current) $14,914,610.09
Modification No. 2 (future) $17,375,250.79
CONTRACT TOTAL $53,514,636.30
1.2. Reason other procurement processes are not used
This contract was awarded via the City’s Request for Proposal process and intended to last throughout construction of the project. This modification is a planned modification to add funding for Services during Construction. Another procurement process is not needed.
1.3. How cost of modificat...
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