Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a contract modification with Prime CMS, for construction administration/inspection services for Department of Public Utilities construction projects bid during the calendar years 2023 through 2025 as part of the Construction Administration/Construction Inspection Services 2023-2025 contracts.
Prime CMS will be assigned construction projects as tasks on their contract and will ensure the work is performed to City of Columbus construction standards and specifications. As projects are added to the contract, the contract will be modified to authorize Prime CMS to perform the work and to add funding to pay for the work.
The construction project to be administered by Prime CMS under this contract modification is CIP #650745-100009 2017 General Construction Contract.
This work will primarily be performed in Community Planning Area “99 - Citywide”.
1.1. Amount of additional funds to be expended: $72,154.14
Original Contract: $201,851.31 (ORD 1727-2023; PO TBD)
Modification #1: $72,154.14 (This ordinance)
Total $274,005.45
1.2. Reasons additional goods/services could not be foreseen:
This is a three-year agreement for fiscal years 2023 - 2025 and modifications were anticipated and explained in the original legislation under Ordinance 0956-2023.
1.3. Reason other procurement processes are not used:
This is a multi-year contract that will be modified as required to provide construction administration/inspection services for construction projects that bid during the three year (2023-2025) timeframe.
1.4. How cost of modification was determined:
The cost of this modification was determined by negotiations between Prime CMS and Department of Public Utilities project staff.
2. ECONOMIC IMPACT/ADVANTAGES; COMMUNITY OUTREACH; PROJECT DEVELOPMEN...
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