City of Columbus - File #: 2127-2006

• File #: 2127-2006
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 11/15/2006
• In control: Utilities Committee
• On agenda: 1/22/2007
• Final action: 1/25/2007
• Title: To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a professional engineering services contract with ms Consultants, Inc., in connection with the Franklin No. 1 Trunk Sewer Rehabilitation Project; to authorize the transfer and expenditure of $528,755.24 from within the Voted Sanitary Bond Fund; for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage. ($528,755.24)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
1/25/2007	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
1/24/2007	1	MAYOR	Signed
1/22/2007	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
1/22/2007	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
12/11/2006	1	Columbus City Council	Read for the First Time
11/30/2006	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
11/30/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
11/29/2006	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/29/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/28/2006	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/28/2006	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/28/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/28/2006	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/27/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/27/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/27/2006	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/27/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/24/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/22/2006	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/21/2006	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/21/2006	1	Utilities Reviewer	Sent for Approval
11/20/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/20/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation
1. BACKGROUND:
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a professional engineering services contract with the ms Consultants, Inc. for the sanitary sewer project known as the Franklin No. 1 Trunk Sewer Rehabilitation Project.

This contract will provide for cleaning and televising the existing sewer, dye testing of structures, performing manhole inspections and evaluations; investigating the need for easements, performing field surveying, preparing a Design Report to document evaluations and recommendations, generating detailed construction plans and specifications, preparing site-specific maintenance of traffic plans, supplying all construction documents required for bidding, performing engineering services during construction, and preparing as-built drawings at the completion of the project.

2. PROCUREMENT INFORMATION:
The basis for selection of the chosen professional engineering services firm: The Division advertised Request for Statement of Qualifications (RFSQ's) for the subject services in the City Bulletin in accordance with the provisions of Section 329.13 of Columbus City Codes. Three firms were short-listed and were requested to submit technical proposals for this project. These proposals were reviewed and ranked by a Professional Engineering Services Selection Committee in order to determine the consultant best qualified to provide the services for this project. The Division of Sewerage and Drainage received technical proposals on May 19, 2006 from the Burgess & Niple, Inc.; Jones-Stuckey, Inc.; R. D. Zande & Associates, Inc., and ms Consultants, inc The committee ranked the proposals on quality and feasibility. After careful consideration, the committee recommended that the ms Consultants, Inc. be selected to provide the engineering services for these projects, for which the Director of Public Utilities has concurred.

3. FISCAL IMPACT:
The Division of Sewerage and Drainage included $5...