Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into two separate agreements for General Engineering Services for the Division of Water’s Supply Group, with ARCADIS US, Inc. (Contract No. 2103) and DLZ Ohio, Inc. (Contract No. 2104), each in the amount of $300,000.00.
These agreements will establish task order-based professional services to augment existing personnel within the Water Supply Group, on an as-authorized, as-needed basis. They will allow the Division to accomplish a wide range of work that may include, but is not limited to, planning/design/construction phase engineering services, surveying, property acquisition assistance, hazardous waste identification/remediation, materials testing, and other services required by the Division.
Since services are used on an as-needed basis, two consulting firms are selected in case the first consultant cannot perform the expedited services that are required for our assignments.
This ordinance will authorize initial agreement amounts of $300,000.00 each for approximately one year starting the fourth quarter of 2015 or until all funds are expended. The Division anticipates requesting two additional modifications to these agreements during the 2016 to 2018 fiscal periods, with each modification anticipated to last for approximately one year or until all funds are expended.
2. ECONOMIC IMPACT/ADVANTAGES; COMMUNITY OUTREACH; PROJECT DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS/ADVANTAGES OF PROJECT: These agreements will provide general engineering services for various tasks which may involve the water treatment process, the equipment, the facilities and/or the resources managed by the Water Supply Group. The tasks performed will assist the Water Supply Group to provide an adequate and safe supply of drinking water which is essential to economic growth and development. At this time no community outreach or input is anticipated.
One requirement for the consultants...
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