City of Columbus - File #: 0977-2009

• File #: 0977-2009
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/30/2009
• In control: Utilities Committee
• On agenda: 7/20/2009
• Final action: 7/23/2009
• Title: To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to execute a general engineering services contract with Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. for various engineering projects and for the design engineering of the Watershed Impervious Surface Pollution Reduction Project; to authorize the appropriation and transfer of $686,641.40 from the Water System Reserve Fund to the Water Works Enlargement Voted Bonds Fund; to authorize the expenditure of $686,641.40 from the Water Works Enlargement Voted Bonds Fund for the Division of Power and Water; and to declare an emergency. ($686,641.40)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/23/2009	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
7/21/2009	1	MAYOR	Signed
7/20/2009	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
7/20/2009	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
7/10/2009	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
7/10/2009	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
7/10/2009	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
7/10/2009	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
7/10/2009	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
7/9/2009	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
7/8/2009	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
7/8/2009	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
7/8/2009	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
7/8/2009	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
7/7/2009	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Sent for Approval
7/7/2009	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
7/2/2009	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
7/2/2009	1	Utilities Reviewer	Sent for Approval
7/2/2009	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
7/2/2009	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
7/1/2009	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
7/1/2009	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
7/1/2009	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
7/1/2009	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved

Explanation

1. BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a general engineering services contract with Stantec Consulting Services for various engineering services for the Division of Power and Water (Water). This legislation will tranfer and appropriate $686,641.40 for the Watershed Impervious Surface Pollution Reduction Project from the Water System Reserve Fund to the Water Works Enlargement Voted Bonds Fund.

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." In addition to the evaluation criteria set forth in this Code, additional evaluation criteria for this contract also included: 1. proposal quality, 2. project schedule, 3. environmentally preferable offeror, and 4. local workforce. Requests for Proposals (RFP's) were received on May 16, 2008 from URS Corporation; Stantec Consulting Service, Inc.; Ribway Engineering Group, Inc.; EMH&T, Inc; ME Companies; and Poggemeyer Design Group.

Upon review of the technical proposals, the bidders were ranked using the criteria mentioned above and Stantec Consulting Service, Inc. was the firm selected to perform general engineering services for various projects. Their Contract Compliance Number is 11-2167170 (expires 1/7/10, Majority). Additional information regarding each bidder, description of work, contract time frame and detailed amounts can be found on the attached Legislation Information Form.

3. FUTURE MODIFICATIONS: Work items shall consist of all field investigations, surveying, and all other professional design services as necessary for the completion of a design report, plans and specifications, and engineering services during construction as it relates to various water distribution and facility projects. This contract will conti...