Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a planned contract modification for professional engineering services during construction with Glaus, Pyle, Schomer, Burns & DeHaven, Inc. dba GPD Group for the 69-2 Circuit Improvements Project, CIP #670608-100015, in an amount up to $1,153,133.82 for the Division of Power.
The 69-2 Circuit Improvements project will upgrade a 50-year old transmission circuit. This circuit is 9.7 miles long and stretches from our Southerly Substation to our Jackson Pike Substation. Some of the line has already been upgraded but 8.3 miles of this circuit still need to be reconductored with newer, larger wire to extend the useful life of this circuit and to provide additional capacity for increased current from a planned solar field.
The contract scope of work includes project management, field survey, detailed design, preparation of construction drawings, obtaining permits necessary for the work, engineering services during construction, and preparation of record plan drawings. An assessment of the existing circuit infrastructure will also be performed to include poles, lightning arrestors, and anything deemed necessary to meet National Electrical Safety Code (NESC) requirements and proper transmission pole line design.
This project spans across three Columbus Communities: “64 – Far South”, “63 – South Side”, and “59 – Southwest”.
1.1 Amount of additional funds to be expended: $1,153,133.82
Original Contract $ 1,526,280.03 (PO431813, ORD 3200-2023)
Contract Modification #1 $ 1,153,133.82 (Current)
Future Contract Modification #2 $ 1,000,000.00
CONTRACT TOTAL $ 3,679,413.85
1.2. Reason other procurement ...
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