Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a contract for the Operational Review and Strategic Planning Consulting Services with Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc. This contract will include a comprehensive operational review and developing a strategic plan.
The Department consists of the Directors Office as well as three divisions: Water, Power, and Sewerage & Drainage. Total 2022 budgeted full-time equivalents in the department are 1,312. The majority of staff are members of either the Communications Workers of America Union (CWA) or the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Union (AFSCME). Members of management are part of the Management Compensation Plan (MCP).
The Department operates three water treatment plants and two waste water treatment plants and maintains approximately 3,500 miles of waterline, 4,500 miles of sewers and 57,500 streetlights. The Division of Power purchases and distributes power to approximately 13,500 customers. The Department has approximately 300,000 water accounts. The Department’s combined operating budget for 2022 is over $712 million and has a 6-year capital improvement plan of over $3 billion.
The project was formally advertised (RFQ023079) on the Vendor Services and Bonfire websites from October 6, 2022 to November 4, 2022 in accordance with the overall provisions of Section 329 of the Columbus City Code. The city received six (6) responses. All proposals were deemed responsive and were fully evaluated when the Evaluation Committee met on November 16, 2022 to submit final scores and recommended that the Operational Review and Strategic Planning Consulting Services be awarded to Raftelis Financial Consultants Inc. The Director concurred.
This contract is for one (1) year from date of execution, with the option to renew for an additional two (2) years on a year-to-year basis, or a portion thereof, based upon mutual agreement of the parties, ...
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