City of Columbus - File #: 0879-2010

• File #: 0879-2010
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/3/2010
• In control: Utilities Committee
• On agenda: 7/19/2010
• Final action: 7/21/2010
• Title: To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to execute a planned contract modification for the professional services agreement with URS Corporation-Ohio, Inc. for the Lockbourne Intermodal Sewer project; to authorize the transfer within and expend of $1,326,630.00 in funds from the Sanitary B.A.B.s (Build America Bonds) Fund to establish sufficient budget authority to cover the expenditure upon passage of the ordinance for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage. ($1,326,630.00).

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/21/2010	1	MAYOR	Signed
7/21/2010	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
7/19/2010	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
7/19/2010	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
7/12/2010	1	Columbus City Council	Read for the First Time
6/24/2010	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
6/24/2010	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
6/23/2010	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Sent for Approval
6/23/2010	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/23/2010	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/21/2010	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/21/2010	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/21/2010	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/21/2010	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/21/2010	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/21/2010	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/17/2010	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/17/2010	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/16/2010	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/15/2010	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/14/2010	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/14/2010	1	Utilities Reviewer	Sent for Approval
6/11/2010	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/11/2010	1	Utilities Reviewer	Sent for Approval

Explanation

1. BACKGROUND:

A. Need. This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a planned contract modification for professional engineering services with URS Corporation-Ohio, Inc., in connection with the Big Walnut Augmentation/Rickenbacker Sanitary Interceptor-Lockbourne Intermodal Project.

This contract modification will authorize the preparation of construction plans and specifications for a sanitary subtrunk sewer that will provide sanitary sewer service to the western portion of the Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base and will include service to the Village of Lockbourne and the proposed intermodal transportation facility.

Included in the original project design was a significant amount of additional storage volume in the Interceptor to aid in treatment plant and sewer system operations; which dictated certain piping sizes and construction methods. With the design and imminent construction of the Olentangy-Scioto Intercepting Sewer (OSIS) Augmentation Relief Sewer (OARS - CIP 650704), the additional storage volume in the Lockbourne Inter-modal Sewer (LIS) was deemed unnecessary. Thus, the thorough investigation of a down-sizing of the LIS and the probable the redesign of the LIS for smaller diameters and revised construction methods was deemed prudent.

This modification funds the effort to down-size the existing 12' tunnel-driven project. It assumes the re-use of any and all applicable information and effort applied to original design in aid of revising any such original requirements that may provide a more economical LIS. Such project parameters might include, but are not limited to, lowering the carrier pipe sizing; revising the tunnel construction method; and possibly restructuring land acquisition demands.

B. PROCUREMENT INFORMATION:
The basis for selection of the chosen professional engineering services firm: The Department of Public Utilities advertised a Request for Proposals (RFP) for six W...