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File #: 3526-2023    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 12/1/2023 In control: Public Service & Transportation Committee
On agenda: 1/8/2024 Final action: 1/10/2024
Title: To amend the 2023 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize the transfer of funds within the Streets and Highways Bond Fund; to authorize the Director of the Department of Public Service to enter into a contract modification with Environmental Design Group, LLC in connection with the Roadway - Utility Coordination and Utility Services 2020 project; to authorize the expenditure of $100,000.00 from the Streets and Highways Bond Fund to pay for this modification; and to declare an emergency. ($100,000.00)
Attachments: 1. Ord 3526-2023 Accounting Template.pdf
Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Public Service to modify a professional services contract with Environmental Design Group to add additional funds for design of the Roadway - Utility Coordination and Utility Services 2020 project.
Ordinance 2863-2020 authorized the Director of the Department of Public Service to enter into a professional services contract with Environmental Design Group, LLC ("Environmental Design Group") for the Roadway - Utility Coordination and Utility Services 2020 project in an amount of up to $350,000.00. The intent of this project is to provide the City of Columbus, Department of Public Service, continuing, contractual access to additional staff and resources that are necessary to provide expertise for utility coordination with various private overhead and underground utilities including expertise reviewing permits related to signal infrastructure.

Ordinance 2394-2022 authorized the Director of the Department of Public Service to modify the contract in the amount of $175,000.00 to continue services and Ordinance 1280-2023 authorized the Director of the Department of Public Service to modify the contract in the amount of $175,000.00 to do the same. This ordinance is a continuation of utility coordination and permit services for the City of Columbus projects and authorizes the Director of the Department of Public Service to modify the contract in the amount of $100,000.00.

1.1 Amount of additional funds to be expended: $100,000.00
The original contract amount: $350,000.00 (PO256303, Ord. 2863-2020)
The total of Modification No. 1: $175,000.00 (PO347315, Ord. 2394-2022)
The total of Modification No. 2: $175,000.00 (PO389589, Ord. 1280-2023)
The total of Modification No. 3: $100,000.00 (This Ordinance)

The contract amount including all modifications: $800,000.00

1.2 Reasons additional goods/services coul...

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