Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Utilities (DPU) to enter into a planned contract modification for professional engineering services during construction with MS Consultants, Inc. for the Overall Engineering Services (OES) contract, CIP #690617-100000, in an amount up to $1,000,000.00 for Division of Water Contract No. 2428.
This contract provides a variety of task order-based professional services to meet the capital improvement needs for the Division of Water’s facilities, supplementing existing engineering personnel within the Division of Water (DOW) on an as-authorized, as-needed basis. Services performed to date include: groundwater modeling and alternatives evaluation of the Parsons Avenue Water Plant (PAWP) well field and recommendations for future water supply; constructability and technical review services for the Fourth Water Plant Electrical Substation; an evaluation and study on the future site needs for the 940/910 Dublin Road Utilities Complex and 3500 and 3568 Indianola Avenue Complexes; constructability and technical review services for the Fourth Water Plant Site Preparation Package; continuing with the previous study assessment of the DPU Facilities Future Site Needs recommending the combining of all facilities at one complex; assisting on addressing requirements for the Lead Service Line Inventory requirements of the Lead Copper Rule Revision; restoration of Land Stewardship Survey Markers; interim carbon studies including Powder Activated Carbon and filter media recharge; developing a long-term plan for watershed encroachments along with addressing erosion; and evaluating ozone operation at the Dublin Road Water Plant (DRWP) and exploring increasing ozone demand.
Future phasing tasks of the contract continue to be developed but anticipated services include: Continuing with previous study assessment of the DPU Facilities Future Site Needs recommending the combining of all facilities at one complex; En...
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