City of Columbus - File #: 0384-2013

• File #: 0384-2013
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 2/5/2013
• In control: Public Utilities Committee
• On agenda: 4/15/2013
• Final action: 4/17/2013
• Title: To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a planned modification for the Professional Construction Management Services agreement with URS Corporation - Ohio; for the Division of Water; to authorize a transfer and an expenditure up to $13,500,000.00 within the Water Works Enlargement Voted Bonds Fund and the Water Permanent Improvement Fund; and to authorize an amendment to the 2013 Capital Improvements Budget. ($13,500,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/17/2013	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
4/16/2013	1	MAYOR	Signed
4/15/2013	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
4/15/2013	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
4/8/2013	1	Columbus City Council	Read for the First Time

Explanation

1. BACKGROUND: This Ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to modify and increase the Professional Construction Management Services agreement with URS Corporation - Ohio, which provides cost effective construction management, field representation, inspection testing, instrumentation/control design, integration and support services, and services for maintenance of operations during construction for various capital improvements projects for the Water Supply/Technical Support group, for the period of 2011 - 2015.

The original legislation, under Ordinance No. 1386-2010, stated that this agreement would be modified over the 2011 - 2015 period. The first contract was executed in December 2010 to allow the Professional Construction Management Team to perform a constructability review of the Upground Reservoir R-2 Project prior to advertisement for bid in December 2010.

Modification No. 1, under Ordinance No. 0134-2011, enabled the Professional Construction Management Team to perform a constructability review of the Upground Reservoir Raw Water Pump Station and Raw Water Line.

Modification No. 2, under Ordinance No. 0975-2011 enabled the Professional Construction Management Team to perform constructability reviews for various projects, for the remainder of 2011 and the first half of 2012.

Modification No. 3, under Ordinance No. 1487-2012, enable the Professional Construction Management Team to perform constructability reviews for various projects, for the remainder of 2012 and the first half of 2013.

Modification No. 4 (current) is to cover Professional Construction Management tasks for June 2013 through May, 2014. Refer to the attached Information file, item number 9, for a description of these projects.

FUTURE CONTRACT MODIFICATIONS: It is anticipated a contract modification will be submitted for Council approval in the middle of 2014 to cover Professional Construction Management tasks for the next 12 month period, and annua...