Explanation
1. BACKGROUND:
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a contract with Evans, Mechwart, Hambleton and Tilton, Inc., for purposes of providing professional engineering services for Sewer Infrastructure Attribute Database Enhancement associated with the Division of Sewerage and Drainage's Sewer System Capacity Model Project formerly known as the Franklin/OSIS/Interconnector Project. The Division utilizes this computerized hydraulic model for purposes of analyzing the impact future development has upon the system; and to identify effects of rehabilitation and augmentation to the existing infrastructure.
The purpose of this contract will be to complete the final incorporation of all remaining attributes of the sanitary and combined system that have not had the infrastructure information entered for sewers down to 8-inches in diameter. Many of the other areas have had this data inputted as a part of recently conducted inflow/infiltration projects or the Sewer Evaluation Capacity Assurance Plan (SECAP) that were performed under separate contracts. These attributes include: the depth of the invert; top of casting; type of pipe; date of installation; and other technical data. This information is vital to increasing the Division's ability to determine what changes are the most economically beneficial to improving the infrastructure's performance.
2. PROCUREMENT INFORMATION:
This procurement was conducted in accordance with the Request For Statement of Proposals (RFP) process set forth in Section 329.14, Columbus City Codes, 1959. The process was conducted as follows:
a. Written notice of need was made to City Council on October 31, 2004.
b. The RFP was published in the "City Bulletin" in consecutive weekly issues from November 20, 2004 through November 27, 2004.
c. Technical Proposals were received on December 3, 2004 from two firms, both active status firms.
d. Both firms submitting technical proposals ...
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