City of Columbus - File #: 0260-2004

• File #: 0260-2004
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 1/28/2004
• In control: Utilities Committee
• On agenda: 2/23/2004
• Final action: 2/25/2004
• Title: To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to modify the contract for Incinerator Maintenance Services with Adrian L. Wallick Company, Inc., for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage; to authorize the expenditure of $370,000.00 from the Sewerage System Operating Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($370,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
2/25/2004	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
2/24/2004	1	MAYOR	Signed
2/23/2004	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
2/23/2004	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
2/11/2004	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
2/10/2004	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
2/10/2004	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
2/10/2004	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
2/9/2004	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
2/9/2004	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
2/9/2004	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
2/9/2004	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
2/5/2004	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
2/4/2004	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
2/3/2004	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
1/29/2004	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
1/28/2004	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation
1. BACKGROUND:

A. Need. This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to modify an
existing contract for Incinerator Maintenance Services for the Division of
Sewerage and Drainage, in order to both continue scheduled services to the
Division, and effect currently-needed emergency repairs to failed equipment.

This is a multi-year contract, funded by annual and as-needed appropriation.
In addition to the routine need to provide monies for scheduled inspections
and usual annual maintenance and repairs, an emergency has occurred at the
Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant for which additional monies are needed.
In late December, 2003, the roof refractory lining of Incinerator #4 collapsed,
disabling the machine and requiring service. An immediate inspection of
Incinerator #3 then revealed that its ceiling was nearing a similar failure, plus
buckling of refractory on the top hearth, deterioration of refractory in the
incinerator breeching, and other, minor issues. Both incinerators have been
taken out of service, alternate methods of disposal are currently being used
for biosolids, and repairs have begun with the existing monies available in
this contract. Additional monies to complete the needed emergency repairs
must be made available as soon as possible, to avoid endangering the City's
compliance with our plant operating permits from Ohio EPA.

Although this is clearly a maintenance emergency, it is expected that repairs
will return the incinerators to good operating condition. These are high-
temperature, highly-stressed machines, and failures of this kind occur every
few years. The portions of the machines being replaced are designed f...