Explanation
1. BACKGROUND:
Need: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a professional engineering services contract modification agreement in the amount of $261,624.75 with Chester Engineers Ohio, Inc., in connection with the Alum Creek Trunk (North) / Alum Creek SubTrunk Rehabilitation Project for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage.
The Alum Creek Trunk Sewer and the Alum Creek Subtrunk were assessed for their structural and O&M integrity in Phase 1 of this project. The assessment yielded that repairs were necessary to prolong the service life of these sewers, and to prevent the risk of failures. This modification will provide for the design of the recommended repairs. The recommended repairs are based on the approved Assessment Report authorized in Ordinance 1284-2009. Future modifications are planned. The updated contract timeline for completion is December, 2015.
1.1 Amount of additional funds to be expended: $261,624.75
Original Agreement Amount: $ 663,237.56
Modification 1 (current) $ 261,624.75
Total (Orig. + Mod. 1) $ 924,862.31
1.2. Reasons additional goods/services could not be foreseen:
This modification was planned as part of the original contract.
1.3. Reason other procurement processes are not used:
Chester Engineers is most familiar with the project and site conditions, and best suited to develop the plans and bid specifications for this completion of their recommendations from Phase 1 of this project. To solicit proposals for the completion of these services would be more costly due to duplication of effort, and lead to project delays associated with the RFP process.
1.4. How cost of modification was determined:
Costs were developed by the consultant based on the scope of services to be provided, and these costs reviewed by the City project engineer and found to be acceptable.
2. ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT:
The proposed repairs will extend the service life of these sewers by at least...
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