Explanation
The purpose of this legislation is to authorize the Director of Public Utilities to modify and extend a contract for Land Application of Biosolids for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage with Synagro Midwest Inc.
This contract provides for the disposal of sewage sludge on agricultural land. It is used by the Compost Facility and the Jackson Pike and Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plants. The Director of Public Utilities opened formal bids on May 26, 2004 and an award was made to the lowest, responsive and responsible bidders, Burch Hydro Incorporated and Synagro Midwest Inc. The contract language provides for 3 contract extensions and the Division of Sewerage and Drainage wishes to utilize the first of these three (3) extensions creating a new expiration date of September 30, 2006.
Because of concerns with the performanceof Burch Hydro Inc., the Department of Public Utilities, Division of Sewerage and Drainage believes it is in the best interest of the City of Columbus to add additional funds to it's contract with Synagro Midwest Inc. and not to add any additional funds to it's contract with Burch Hydro Inc. The division intends to rebid the contract in the fall of 2005. The $480,000.00 requested by this ordinance is the estimated amount needed by the Division of Sewerage and Drainage until a new contract is in place.
ORIGINAL BIDS:
Burch Hydro Inc 17860 Ankenytown Rd, Fredricktown OH ($775,519.45)
Synagro Midwest Inc: 7014 E. Baltimore Street, Baltimore OH ($804,825.35)
Metro Environmental Services 5055 Nike Dr, Hilliard OH ($1,098,887.00)
SUPPLIER(S): Synagro Midwest Inc (76-0612568)
FISCAL IMPACT: $480,000.00 is being requested for this service.
$320,000.00 has been certified in 2004
$900,000.00 was spent in 2003
$895,000.00 was spent in 2002
Emergency legislation is being requested so that there is continued disposal of sewage sludge without interruption.
Title
To authorize the Director of Public Util...
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