City of Columbus - File #: 0899-2004

• File #: 0899-2004
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/7/2004
• In control: Utilities Committee
• On agenda: 6/21/2004
• Final action: 6/23/2004
• Title: To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a professional engineering services contract with R. D. Zande & Associates, Inc., in connection with the Sewer System Inflow and Infiltration Elimination Pilot Project; to authorize the appropriation, transfer and expenditure of $284,799.36 from the Sewer System Reserve Fund to the 1991 Voted Sanitary Bond Fund; for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, and to declare an emergency. ($284,799.36)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/23/2004	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
6/22/2004	1	MAYOR	Signed
6/21/2004	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
6/21/2004	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
6/9/2004	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
6/8/2004	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
6/7/2004	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/4/2004	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/4/2004	1	Auditor Reviewer	Contingent Within
6/4/2004	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/3/2004	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/2/2004	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/1/2004	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/1/2004	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
5/28/2004	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
5/19/2004	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
5/19/2004	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
5/18/2004	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
5/12/2004	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
5/12/2004	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved

Explanation
1. BACKGROUND:
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a professional engineering services contract with R.D. Zande & Associates, Inc. The purpose of this Project is to determine a method to identify sources of I&I entering the sanitary sewer collection system and develop a method(s) for their removal. The project will have two study areas. These include approximately 100 properties each, in portions of Clintonville and Driving Park.

2. PROCUREMENT INFORMATION:
The Division advertised a Request for Proposal's (RFP's) for the subject services in the City Bulletin in accordance with the provisions of Section 329.14 of Columbus City Codes. The Division of Sewerage and Drainage received six proposals for this project on February 20, 2004. The six firms were Burgess & Niple; DLZ of Ohio; Metcalf & Eddy; Pomeroy & Assoc.; URS Corporation and R.D. Zande & Associates.
These proposals were reviewed and ranked by a Professional Engineering Services Selection Committee in order to determine the consultant best qualified to provide the services for this project. The criterion included the firm's competence to perform based upon technical training, education and experience of personnel; competence to perform based upon previous experience on similar projects; technical approach; ability to perform expeditiously based upon existing workload and availability of personnel; past performance on similar projects based upon providing quality work, controlling costs and meeting deadlines; familiarity with local project requirements; and location of offices performing the work. After careful consideration, the committee recommended that R.D. Zande & Associates be selected to provide the engineering services for these projects, for which the Director of Public Utilities has concurred. Division engineering personnel have concluded contract negotiations with R.D. Zande & Assoc., for purposes of determining the proposed scope ...