Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: This Ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to modify and increase the professional engineering services agreement with CDM Smith, Inc. for the Dublin Road Water Plant (DRWP) UV Disinfection Project, Division of Water Contract No. 2024.
This project will provide UV disinfection at the DRWP which will allow it to operate with a multi-barrier disinfection process (both chemical and physical disinfection).
The original contract provided funds for Preliminary Design Services (Phase I).
This Contract Modification (Mod No. 1) will establish funding for Detailed Design (Phase II) and Bidding (Phase III) Services.
Detailed Design (Phase II) will prepare contract documents (including specifications and drawings) for construction of the proposed facilities. Detailed Design also includes plan and specification review meetings, assisting in negotiations, permitting, and other matters with government agencies as necessary, and coordination with the HCWP UV Disinfection project.
Bidding Services (Phase III) includes assisting at the Pre-Bid Conference and bid opening, tabulating bids, making an award recommendation for lowest and best bid, and preparing Conformed to Contract documents.
1.1 Amount of additional funds to be expended: $1,791,000.00
Original Contract Amount: $ 890,276.46 (EL016477)
Modification No. 1 (current): $1,791,000.00
Total (Orig. + Mod. 1) $2,681,276.46
1.2. Reasons additional goods/services could not be foreseen:
This is the first modification to the contract and was fully anticipated and explained in the original legislation under Ordinance No. 2094-2014.
1.3. Reason other procurement processes are not used:
This contract was anticipated to be funded in phases as indicated in the original request for proposals and as authorized legislation under Ordinance No. 2094-2014. CDM Smith is familiar with the details of the project and has compiled a Preliminary Design Report detailing their findings...
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