City of Columbus - File #: 1382-2008

• File #: 1382-2008
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 8/25/2008
• In control: Utilities Committee
• On agenda: 9/22/2008
• Final action: 9/25/2008
• Title: To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a construction contract with Kokosing Construction Company, Inc., in connection with the Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant Sludge Thickening Improvements and Additional Renovations project; to authorize the transfer of $8,698,577.00, and the expenditure of $63,200,500.00 within the Sanitary Sewer Revenue Bonds Fund; to amend the 2008 Capital Improvements Budget for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage; and to declare an emergency. ($63,200,500.00).

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/25/2008	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
9/23/2008	1	MAYOR	Signed
9/22/2008	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
9/22/2008	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
9/10/2008	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
9/8/2008	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/8/2008	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/8/2008	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/8/2008	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/8/2008	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
9/5/2008	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/5/2008	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/5/2008	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/4/2008	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Sent for Approval
9/4/2008	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/4/2008	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/3/2008	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/2/2008	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/2/2008	1	Utilities Reviewer	Sent for Approval
9/2/2008	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
8/26/2008	1	Utilities Reviewer	Sent for Approval
8/25/2008	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation

1. BACKGROUND:

A. Need. This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a construction contract with Kokosing Construction Company, Inc., for the Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant Sludge Thickening Improvements and Additional Renovations project for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage.

This is a contract for one of the key, time-critical wastewater plants construction projects in the City's Wet Weather Management Plan (WWMP) program, for the period through 2010. The work in this program is a very substantial group of sewer capital improvement projects (CIPs), both collections systems and treatment works improvements, which have been agreed to by the City and Ohio EPA in order to conform to the requirements of the City's consent orders. The WWMP projects at the Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant will increase the plant's wet weather treatment capacity to 330 million gallons per day.

The proposed contract with Kokosing Construction Company, Inc. is for Contract S76, Sludge Thickening Improvements and Additional Renovations at the Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant (SWWTP) and is the second phase of project construction. This contract Work consists of: Demolition of the existing thickening centrifuge equipment, architectural renovations to the existing Centrifuge Thickening Building to reconfigure it as the new Thickening Facility East, structural and architectural construction of a new Thickening Facility West on the foundation of the existing Incinerator Building - North, installation of new thickening centrifuges, complete with all conveyors, pumps, piping, power, instrumentation and controls, and all related appurtenances, installation of new polymer storage, transfer and feed system, modifications to existing polymer preparation system, construction of new sludge wells and centrate piping discharge, installation of new electrical transformer substations, switchgear, cables, conduits, and motor cont...