Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into an agreement with Dynotec, Inc., for professional engineering services for Valleyview Street Lighting Improvements. This project is for the design of street lighting in the Valleyview area of Columbus on the west side. Currently, there are no street lighting on Valleyview Drive between Hague Avenue and Wilson Road and the surrounding residential areas. The scope of this project is to design street lighting as appropriate for these areas.
2. ENGINEERING CONTRACT AWARD: Dynotec, Inc. was selected in accordance with the procedures set forth in Columbus City Code, Section 329.14, "Awarding professional service contracts through Requests for Proposals (RFPs)". The RFP were sent out on July 11, 2012, to Dynotec, Inc., E P Ferris and Associates, Inc. and Burgess & Niple, Inc., but Dynotec, Inc. was the only consultant to respond. Their proposal was received and opened on July 25, 2012.
Upon review of this proposal, the bidder was ranked using criteria specified in the City Code, and more specifically: Proposal Quality, Experience of the Team's Personnel, Experience of the Prime, Project Schedule, and Local Workforce. Based upon these criteria, Dynotec, Inc. was selected for this project. Their Contract Compliance Number is 31-1319961, expires 05/02/13, MBE.
3. FISCAL IMPACT: This legislation includes a transfer within the Electricity G. O. Bonds Fund to provide sufficient funding for the project, as well as an amendment to the 2012 Capital Improvements Budget to provide sufficient budget authority.
Title
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into an agreement for professional engineering services with Dynotec, Inc.; for the Valleyview Street Lighting Improvements for the Division of Power and Water (Power); to authorize the transfer of $49,173.86 within the Electricity G. O. Bonds Fund; to amend the 2012 Capital Improvements ...
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