Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into an engineering agreement with HDR Engineering for professional engineering services for the Upper Scioto West Shaft Improvements project. This project will inspect and document all 14 shafts for condition/severity of degradation and devise possible remediation and actions. These inspections have shown at least two shafts damaged, one being severely damaged in the vicinity of the existing biofilters. It is feared that substantial structural damage may occur if not addressed soon. This project will also include the design of final remediation actions. This has to be initiated through yearly inspections that have shown the degradation to be getting substantially worse every year.
2. The Project timeline is estimated to be twelve months starting for the execution of the engineering agreement.
3. PROCUREMENT: In accordance with the procedures set forth in Columbus City Code, Section 329.14 for RFP’s. The City Code received three (3) RFPs’ for the Upper Scioto West Shaft Improvements project. After careful consideration and of proposal quality, experience of the team’s personnel, experience of the prime contractor, and local workforce, HDR Engineering, Inc. was awarded the contract.
Company Name | CCCN | Exp. Date | Type | City/State
HDR Engineering, Inc. 47-0680568 09/10/2014 MAJ Columbus, Ohio
Prime Engineering, Inc. 26-0546656 02/17/2014 ASN Columbus, Ohio
Black & Veatch Corp. 43-1833073 10/31/2013 MAJ Columbus, Ohio
4. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: An emergency designation is requested at this time to coordinate the work of the Upper Scioto West Shaft, that is currently degrading and in need of repair, with the Upper Scioto West Biofilter that is currently in engineering design.
5. CONTRACT COMPIANCE NO: 47-0680568 | MAJ | 09/10/2014
6. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: The work being done in this project will mitigate possib...
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