Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a professional services agreement with H. R. Gray and Associates, Inc. for Professional Construction Management Services for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage. The contract provides construction administration and management services including, construction inspection, construction start-up coordination, reporting, budgeting, scheduling, document tracking, and related tasks associated with a multi-project program beginning with three construction contracts included in this initial agreement with potential new projects added with subsequent annual contract modifications over the next five (5) years. The Division has determined that these services cannot be performed by City personnel at this time, and has planned for the procurement of these services on a routine basis.
PROJECT TIMELINE: This will be a five year contract commencing in 2017 and ending with the close-out of the final construction project in 2021.
PROCUREMENT INFORMATION: The Division advertised for proposals for the subject services on the City's Vendor Services website and in the City Bulletin in accordance with the provisions of Section 329 of the Columbus City Code.
The Division of Sewage and Drainage received 3 bids on December 15, 2016 from the following companies:
Vendor Name Compliance No. EXP: Date Type City State
HR Gray and Associates, Inc. 31-1050479 8/21/2017 MAJ Columbus Ohio
Smoot Construction 31-1224826 4/15/2018 MBE Columbus Ohio
Hill International, Inc. 20-0953973 3/14/2018 MAJ Columbus Ohio
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: Emergency action is requested in order to meet the project timeline and deliverables schedule.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE NO: 31-1050479 | MAJ | 08/21/2017
ECONOMIC / ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: The performance of professional contract management services for the subject construction contracts will help to prevent and/or reduce the number of construction claims and minimize ...
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