Explanation
BACKGROUND: Need. This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into an agreement with Stone Environmental Engineering and Science, Inc. for professional engineering services for the Olentangy River Road Culvert Replacement and East Fifth Avenue Stormwater System Improvements Project; to authorize the City Auditor to transfer $50,494.42 from the Storm Sewer System Reserve Fund to the Storm Sewer Bond Fund. This project has been developed to mitigate frequent street and yard flooding along Olentangy River Road at Troon Trail and the East Fifth Avenue railroad underpass near Penny Street.
Bid Information: The selection of the firm providing the professional engineering services has been performed in accordance with the procedures set forth in Columbus City Code, Section 329.11, "Awarding professional service contracts through requests for statements of qualifications." A notice of Request for Statements of Qualifications appeared in the City Bulletin on February 22 and March 1, 2003. Statements of Qualifications were received on March 7, 2003. Forty-seven consultants submitted Statements of Qualifications. Three consultants were selected to submit technical proposals for this project. All three consultants submitted these technical proposals on July 25, 2003.
Upon review of the Statements of Qualifications and technical proposals, the offerors have been ranked using criteria specified in City Code, and other criteria, specifically: competence of the offeror to perform the service, past performance of the offeror, cost evaluation, the feasibility/quality of the proposed project approach, location of the office to perform the work, familiarity with local project requirements, ability to perform expeditiously, and contracted backlog of work with the Division.
Based upon these criteria, Stone Environmental Engineering and Science, Inc. was selected as the highest ranked offeror.
Contract Compliance No.: 31-1262683
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