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File #: 0504-2025    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 2/19/2025 In control: Public Utilities & Sustainability Committee
On agenda: 3/31/2025 Final action: 4/3/2025
Title: To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to enter into a construction services contract modification with D & M Painting Corp. for the Rome-Hilliard West Tank Painting Improvements project; to authorize an amendment to the 2024 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize the transfer of cash and appropriation between projects within the Water Bond Fund; and to authorize the expenditure of $28,501.81 for the project. ($28,501.81)
Attachments: 1. ORD 0504-2025 CT2447 Vicinity Map, 2. ORD 0504-2025 Accounting Template, 3. ORD 0504-2025 Utilization Plan
Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a construction services modification contract with D & M Painting Corp. for the Rome-Hilliard West Tank Painting Improvements project, C.I.P. Number 690477-100020, in an amount up to $28,501.81.

The work consists of abrasive blasting and recoating of the entire exterior, interior wet ceiling and spot repairs of the interior dry areas of a 2-million-gallon capacity fluted column steel elevated water storage tank, and other such work as may be necessary to complete the contract, in accordance with the technical specifications, and City of Columbus Construction and Material Specifications as set forth in the Invitation For Bid (IFB).

Modification No. 1 is for the additional costs in the project that exceeded the contingency due to lead paint being discovered on the exterior and interior dry. The contractor also filed a claim for differing site conditions involving the material of coating in the interior wet. The coating was presented to be more difficult to remove through abrasive blasting than typical coatings for this application. Removal of this coating required additional time and material not included in the original bid.

The Community Planning Area is 36 - Far West.

UPDATED TIMELINE: No additional time will be added to the contract. All work shall still be completed within 180 calendar days of the date the Notice to Proceed was issued.

1.1 Amount of additional funds to be expended: $28,501.81
Original Contract (PO445365; ORD 0676-2024) $ 1,732,758.50
Modification No. 1 (PO TBD; ORD 0504-2025) $ 28,501.81
CONTRACT TOTAL $ 1,761,260.31

1.2. Reason other procurement processes are not used:
This contract was awarded through the City’s IFB process. Unexpected work conditions (the discovery that lead paint was previously used on the job) changed the cost of the job. Another procurement process is not needed.

1.3. How cost of modifi...

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