Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into an agreement with Pomeroy & Associates, Ltd. in the amount of $204,320.00, for professional engineering services for the Chatterton Road Water Main Improvements Project, Division of Power and Water Contract Number 1105.
This project consists of designing 24-inch and 30-inch water mains, connecting lateral lines as needed along Chatterton Road between Noe-Bixby Road and Gender Road. The purpose of this project is to close a loop for a 24-inch water main, reinforce the transmission route to the Hines storage tank, and reduce discharge pressures at the Parsons Avenue Water Treatment Plant. The 30-inch water main design will begin at Noe-Bixby Road and end at Reynard Road. The 24-inch water main will begin at Reynard Road and end at the intersection of Gender Road and Chatterton Road. This project consists of approximately 11,600 linear feet of water main design.
2. BID INFORMATION: The selection of the firm providing the professional engineering services has been performed in accordance with the procedures set forth in Columbus City Code, Section 329.14, "Awarding professional service contracts through requests for proposals." The evaluation criteria for any contract awarded under this section shall include: 1. competence to perform the required service, 2. quality/feasibility of the technical proposal, 3. ability to perform competently and expeditiously as indicated by the offeror's workload and the availability of necessary personnel/equipment/facilities, 4. past performance, and 5. an environmentally preferable factor.
Statements of Qualifications were received on July 20, 2007. Three consultants were selected to submit technical proposals for this project. Pomeroy & Associates, Ltd., Woolpert, Inc., and W.E. Stilson Consulting Group submitted proposals on November 21, 2007.
Upon review of the technical proposals, the bidders were rank...
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