Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a professional engineering services contract awarded through the City’s Request for Proposal process with Wade Trim, Inc., for the General Engineering Consulting Services #6 Project, CIP #650260-100500, in an amount up to $500,000.00.
General Engineering Consultant (GEC) Services are necessary to provide technical and engineering assistance to the Department of Public Utilities (DPU). Initial services are for Division of Sewerage and Drainage (DOSD) facilities. Additional DPU facilities may be added in the future. The GEC services may include the following tasks for small projects: investigations, inspections and evaluations of existing conditions, surveying, preparation of engineering or architectural drawings and specifications, review of contractors’ submittals including shop drawings, maintenance and operation (M&O) manuals, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). The GEC services may also include assistance with new equipment or systems start-up and commissioning, instrumentation & control (I&C) work such as Human Machine Interface (HMI) and Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) programming, uploading documents onto the City’s Project Management Information System (PMIS), computerized maintenance software, preparation of record plan drawings for small projects, technical assistance in the preparation of Facilities/Equipment Maintenance (FEM) documents, and other similar related tasks.
The community area is “99 - City-Wide”.
TIMELINE & FUTURE MODIFICATION(S):
Wade Time, Inc. will begin work after the notice to proceed is given upon execution of this contract. The contract duration is for three years starting upon the date of Contract Execution. There are two planned modifications to add funding for future years of the contract.
ESTIMATED COST OF PROJECT:
The original contract amount will be for $500,000.00. Two additional contract modifications...
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