Legislation Details

File #: 1669-2026    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Consent
File created: 5/28/2026 In control: Public Utilities & Sustainability Committee
On agenda: 6/29/2026 Final action:
Title: To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to modify and increase the contract with AECOM Technical Services, Inc. for the Water Distribution System SCADA Improvements Project; to authorize an amendment to the 2025 Capital Improvement Budget; to appropriate funds within the Water - Fresh Water Market Rate Fund; to make this ordinance contingent upon the Ohio Water Development Authority approving a loan for this project; to authorize the expenditure of up to $772,868.22 from the Water - Fresh Water Market Rate Fund to pay for the project. ($772,868.22)
Attachments: 1. ORD 1669-2026 Utilization Reporting Form, 2. ORD 1669-2026 Accounting Template, 3. ORD 1669-2026 Sec of State
Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a planned contract modification for professional engineering services during construction with AECOM Technical Services, Inc. for the Water Distribution System SCADA Improvements, CIP No. 690522-100001, in an amount up to $772,868.22.

This contract is for engineering consulting services for the design of state of the art SCADA system improvement for the City of Columbus water distribution system. The initial contract funding started preliminary design services, including a cybersecurity study, radio evaluation, SCADA system hardware evaluation, SCADA operating system evaluation, and graphics package upgrade evaluation. The first contract modification added funding for detailed design services. This contract modification adds funding for engineering services during construction.

Water Distribution System SCADA Improvements project serves multiple planning areas so this project is coded as “99 - Citywide”.

TIMELINE: The duration of the initial contract for Phase 1 - Preliminary Design Services is 11 months and began in February of 2023. Phase 2 - Detailed Design Services (Modification No. 1) is expected to have a duration of approximately 18 months. Phase 3 - Engineering Services during Construction (Modification No. 2) is expected to have a duration of approximately 12 months. December of 2027 is the estimated ending date of the agreement based on the total term

1.1 Amount of additional funds to be expended: $1,699,708.93
Original Contract - Preliminary Design $ 485,538.62 (ORD 0093-2023; PO369398)
Modification No. 1 - Detailed Design $1,699,708.93 (ORD 1066-2024, PO455185)
Modification No. 2 - Services during Construction $ 772,868.22 (current)
CONTRACT TOTAL $2,958,115.77

1.2. Reason other procurement processes are not used:
This is a planned contract modification as stated in the original author...

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