City of Columbus - File #: 1676-2023

• File #: 1676-2023
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/31/2023
• In control: Public Utilities Committee
• On agenda: 7/17/2023
• Final action: 7/21/2023
• Title: To authorize an amendment to the 2022 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize a transfer of cash and appropriation within the Sanitary Bond Fund; to authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a contract modification with EMH&T Inc. for the Rickenbacker Intermodal Sanitary Sewer Extension Project; and to expend up to $178,477.12 from the Sanitary Bond Fund for the modification. ($178,477.12)
• Indexes: MBE Participation, WBE Participation

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/21/2023	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
7/20/2023	1	ACTING MAYOR	Signed
7/17/2023	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
7/17/2023	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
7/10/2023	1	Columbus City Council	Read for the First Time

Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a contract modification with Evans Mechwart Hambleton & Tilton Inc. (EMH&T Inc.), for construction administration/inspection services for Department of Public Utilities construction projects bid during the calendar years 2023 through 2025 as part of the Construction Administration/Construction Inspection Services 2023-2025 contracts.

The construction project to be administered by EMH&T Inc. under this contract modification is CIP #650491-100008 Rickenbacker Intermodal Sanitary Sewer Extension.

This work will primarily be performed in Community Planning Area “99 - Citywide”.

1.1. Amount of additional funds to be expended: $178,477.12
Original Contract: $1,934,456.02 (ORD 0745-2023; PO386052)
Modification #1: $178,477.12 (This ordinance)
Total $2,112,933.14

1.2. Reasons additional goods/services could not be foreseen:
This is a three-year agreement for fiscal years 2023 - 2025 and modifications were anticipated and explained in the original legislation under Ordinance 0745-2023.

1.3. Reason other procurement processes are not used:
This is a multi-year contract that will be modified as required to provide construction administration/inspection services for construction projects that bid during the three year (2023-2025) timeframe.

1.4. How cost of modification was determined:
The cost of this modification was determined by negotiations between EMH&T Inc. and Department of Public Utilities project staff.

2. ECONOMIC IMPACT/ADVANTAGES; COMMUNITY OUTREACH; PROJECT DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS/ADVANTAGES OF PROJECT
This work will ensure the Department’s construction projects are performed correctly and will last the anticipated service life. No community outreach is planned at this time.

3. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE INFORMATION
EMH&T Inc. contract co...