City of Columbus - File #: 0963-2009

• File #: 0963-2009
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/27/2009
• In control: Utilities Committee
• On agenda: 7/27/2009
• Final action: 7/29/2009
• Title: To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into an agreement with Floyd Browne Group for professional engineering services for the Hines Road Storage Tank Project; to authorize the appropriation and transfer of $190,100.00 from the Water System Reserve Fund to the Water Works Enlargement Voted Bonds Fund; and to authorize the expenditure of $190,100.00 from the Water Works Enlargement Voted Bonds Fund for the Division of Power and Water. ($190,100.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/29/2009	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
7/28/2009	1	MAYOR	Signed
7/27/2009	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
7/27/2009	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO-TEM	Signed
7/20/2009	1	Columbus City Council	Read for the First Time
7/8/2009	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
7/7/2009	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Sent for Approval
7/7/2009	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
7/6/2009	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
7/2/2009	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
7/2/2009	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
7/2/2009	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
7/2/2009	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
7/2/2009	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
7/2/2009	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
7/2/2009	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
7/2/2009	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
7/1/2009	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
7/1/2009	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
7/1/2009	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
7/1/2009	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
7/1/2009	1	Utilities Reviewer	Sent for Approval
7/1/2009	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/29/2009	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/29/2009	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved

Explanation

1. BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into an agreement with Floyd Browne Group, in the amount of $190,100.00, for professional engineering services for the Hines Road Storage Tank Project.

This project consists of designing a 2 MG hydropillar water tank, including a mixing system and miscellaneous upgrades to the existing Hines Road Tank. The tank will be located on an existing tank site owned by the City of Columbus. The 1.65 acre tank site is on Hines Road in Violet Township, Fairfield County, Ohio. The site design shall meet all City of Columbus stormwater requirements, which will include an approved CC Drawing.

2. BID INFORMATION: The selection of the firm providing the professional engineering services has been performed in accordance with the procedures set forth in Columbus City Code, Section 329.14, "Awarding professional service contracts through requests for proposals." The evaluation criteria for this contract included: 1. proposal quality, 2. project schedule, 3. environmentally preferable offeror, and 4. local workforce.

Requests for Proposals (RFP's) were received on September 15, 2008 from Floyd Browne Group, Chester Engineers, and Ribway Engineering Group, Inc.

An evaluation committee reviewed the proposals and scored them based on the criteria mentioned above. Based on the evaluation of the proposals submitted, the Director of Public Utilities requests award of the project to Floyd Browne Group.

The Contract Compliance Number for Floyd Browne Group is 34-1579860 (expires 01/07/2010, Majority). Additional information regarding each bidder, description of work, contract time frame and detailed amounts can be found on the attached Legislation Information Form.

3. FISCAL IMPACT: This legislation includes a transfer of funds from the Water System Reserve Fund to the Water Works Enlargement Voted Bonds Fund as a temporary measure until such time as the proceed...