Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the option to purchase Geologic Borings and Monitoring Wells Service UTC for the Department of Public Utilities, Division of Water. The term of the proposed option contract will be through December 31, 2017 with the option to extend one additional year, subject to mutual agreement of both parties, in accordance with formal bid solicitation SA005898. The purpose of the drilling is to obtain geologic information and /or monitoring well installations from various boring locations. The Purchasing Office opened formal bids on June 25, 2015.
The Purchasing Office advertised and solicited competitive bids in accordance with the competitive bid section of the Columbus City Code (Solicitation SA005898). Twenty-seven bids (M1A: 1, MAJ:26). were solicted. Five bids were received (MAJ: 5).
The evaluation of the bids included 3 case studies to determine the lowest bidder providing services for 3 types of drilling methods: Hollow Stem Auger Boring (items 1-11), Cable Tool Borings (items 12-28), and Rotosonic Borings (items 29-40). Items for Mobilization and De-mobilitzation (item 1); and Drill Site Set-up (item 2); and Boring Abandonment (item 30); and Monitoring Well Abandonment (item 40) must also be awarded with the other services to allow for complete well monitoring and boring services.
The Purchasing Office is recommending award of two contracts to the lowest, responsive bidders:
DLZ Ohio, Inc., CC# 311268980, exp. 1/29/2017
Frontz Drilling, Inc., CC#341686568, exp. July 27, 2017
Estimated Annual Expenditure: $40,000.00
These companies are not debarred according to the Excluded Parties listing of the Federal Government and are not listed in the Auditor of State database for Findings for Recovery.
This ordinance is being submitted as an emergency because without emergency action Geologic and Monitoring Wells Service will not be available and the efforts of the Department of Public Utilities, Division of Water to con...
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