City of Columbus - File #: 0488-2011

• File #: 0488-2011
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/17/2011
• In control: Public Service & Transportation Committee
• On agenda: 4/25/2011
• Final action: 4/27/2011
• Title: To authorize the Director of Public Service to execute a contract modification with CTL Engineering, Inc. in connection with the Capital Improvement program; to amend the 2011 Capital Improvements Budget; to authorize the transfer of cash and appropriation within the Build America Bonds Fund; to authorize the expenditure of $100,000.00 from the Build America Bonds Fund for this contract modification; and to declare an emergency. ($100,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/27/2011	1	MAYOR	Signed
4/27/2011	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
4/25/2011	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
4/25/2011	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
4/13/2011	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
4/13/2011	1	Service Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
4/12/2011	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
4/12/2011	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
4/12/2011	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
4/11/2011	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
4/11/2011	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
4/11/2011	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
4/8/2011	1	Service Reviewer	Sent for Approval
4/8/2011	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
4/8/2011	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
4/7/2011	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
3/31/2011	1	Service Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
3/31/2011	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
3/31/2011	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
3/31/2011	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Sent for Approval
3/17/2011	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
The City of Columbus, Department of Public Service, Division of Design and Construction currently holds a contract with CTL Engineering, Inc. for materials testing and inspection. This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Service to modify and increase this contract with CTL Engineering, Inc. in the amount of $100,000.00.

Work performed to date on this contract includes Soil classification, asphalt lab support, concrete/asphalt plant mix inspection and preliminary field investigation, batch plant inspections at various Ready-Mixed Concrete and Hot-Mixed Asphalt plants, provide density data on all construction projects with asphalt pavement layers in compliance with Construction and Materials Specifications, supplement the City laboratory sampling and coring program, review and verify concrete and asphalt mixes submitted by suppliers / producers on an annual basis before incorporation in the City approved list.
This contract could not be bid out as the City already has an obligation under a 3-year contract with an independent consultant. The City has had an independent consultant to support its materials testing activities on a 3-year contractual basis. The successful bidder this period (3-years renewed yearly) was CTL Engineering, Inc.

Consultant activities depend on the actual volume of work performed for the yearly construction season; such activities vary depending on projects letting and delivery and hence dictate a need for a contractual period more than one year to support City QC/QA and testing.

The original contract amount was $19,900.00. Modification #1 was authorized by ordinance 0986-2010 in the amount of $31,860.00 for the described testing. This ordinance authorizes the second modification in the amount of $100,000.00. This amount is based on current and projected testing needs for the 2011 construction season.

The total contract amount including this modification is $151,760.00.

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