Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a professional engineering services agreement with AECOM Technical Services, Inc., for the Greenway Avenue Area Water Line Improvements Project, in an amount up to $242,571.30, for Division of Water Contract No. 2124.
This project includes replacing or rehabilitating approximately 9,125 linear feet of small diameter, 6-inch, and 8-inch water lines within the project area.
This project is located within the “Near East” and “Eastmoor/Walnut Ridge” Planning Areas. The primary streets include Greenway Ave., Woodland Ave., Parkwood Ave., Gibbard Ave., and East 5th Ave.
2. ECONOMIC IMPACT/ADVANTAGES; COMMUNITY OUTREACH; PROJECT DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS/ADVANTAGES OF PROJECT:
The goal of this project is to replace or rehabilitate the existing small diameter, 6-inch, and 8-inch water lines that have a high break frequency. Replacement of these water lines will improve water service, decrease burden on water maintenance operations, and reduce water loss. The Neighborhood Liaison(s) will be contacted and informed of this project during the design phase. Further community outreach may result through the Neighborhood Liaison Program.
3. 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, "Awarding professional service contracts through requests for proposals." The evaluation criteria for this contract included: 1. understanding of project/project approach, 2. past performance, 3. environmentally preferable consultant, 4. local workforce, and 5. anticipated project team.
Requests for Proposals (RFP's) were received on July 27, 2018 from: AECOM, Dynotec, Hatch Associates, American Structurepoint, CT Consultants, and Pennoni Associates.
Note: The RFP included 3 projects and the top 3 ranked firms were select...
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