City of Columbus - File #: 3235-2022

• File #: 3235-2022
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 11/14/2022
• In control: Public Utilities Committee
• On agenda: 12/12/2022
• Final action: 12/14/2022
• Title: To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into an agreement for General Engineering Services for the Fourth Water Plant Transmission Main CIP 690502-100001 with MS Consultants Inc. and to apply, accept, and enter into a Water Supply Revolving Loan Account loan agreement with the Ohio Water Development Authority and Ohio Environmental Protection Agency for the financing thereof and designate a dedicated source of repayment for the loan; to authorize the appropriation and transfer of $5,399,068.91 from the Water System Reserve Fund to the Water Supply Revolving Loan Account Fund; to authorize the appropriation and expenditure of $5,399,068.91 within the Water Supply Revolving Loan Account Fund; and to authorize an amendment to the 2022 Capital Improvements Budget; and to declare an emergency. ($5,399,068.91)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/14/2022	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
12/13/2022	1	MAYOR	Signed
12/12/2022	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
12/12/2022	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass

Explanation

1. BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a contract for engineering consulting services for the design of a water distribution transmission main that will be constructed in conjunction with the construction of the City’s future fourth water plant and to apply for, accept, and enter into a Water Supply Revolving Loan Account Loan Agreement with the Ohio Water Development Authority and the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency for the financing thereof. The transmission main will extend from the fourth water plant located at 5992 Home Road, Delaware, OH 43015, to a connection point in the City’s existing water distribution system, specifically the Cleveland/Henderson pressure district. (CIP # 690502-100001)

The majority of the transmission main will be located outside the City of Columbus. The portion within the City of Columbus will be located within the Hayden Run Planning Area.

The initial contract, Phase 1, will be for preliminary design services. There are two planned contract modifications. The first contract modification will be for Phase 2, detailed design services. The second contract modification will be for Phase 3, engineering services during construction.

The Water Supply Revolving Loan Account (WSRLA) loan program requires legislation to authorize the Director of Public Utilities to execute the loan agreement for this project as identified in Section 2, under the direction of the Division of Water (DOW). This loan program is jointly administered by the Ohio EPA’s Division of Environmental and Financial Assistance (DEFA) and the Ohio Water Development Authority (OWDA). The WSRLA program provides below-market interest rate loans for municipal water system improvements.

The applicable Loan Administration Fees will be rolled into the loan upon execution of the Loan Agreement. The WSRLA loan will be paid off over a 20-year period from water service fees (the dedicated source of repay...