Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Columbus Water & Power to enter into professional engineering contracts with Glaus, Pyle, Schomer, Burns & Dehaven, Inc., in an amount up to $375,000.00, and G-A-I Consultants, Inc., in an amount up to $375,000.00, for General Engineering Services 2024-2026, CIP #670868-100002, for the Division of Power.
This contract was awarded through the City’s Request for Proposal process to provide support to The Division of Power (DOP), has lost several staff members in recent years. Our General Engineering Services contract has been used to supplement DOP design resources to ensure projects stay on track. Engineering staff need to utilize this contract for technical engineering support. Recent weather impacts are quickly reducing remaining balances on the existing contract, and we need emergency legislation to have no gap in engineering support.
The Division of Power requires professional engineering services to assist Division personnel on a myriad of issues which cannot be provided exclusively by City personnel. Services to be performed under this contract include providing designs to connect new customers, reviewing applications for Joint Use and plan reviews. Other work that may be performed on this or subsequent renewals of this General Engineering Services contract include, but may not be limited to, Substation Design, Transmission Line Design, Distribution Line Design, Underground Distribution Design, Equipment Upgrade Program, Grounding Studies, SCADA, Streetlight Design, Power Quality Issues, Development of Bid Packages, Bid Analysis/Technical Reviews, Technical Submittal and request for Information Reviews, Easement Acquisition Services, AutoCAD Drafting, Surveying, Easement Legal Descriptions, Trouble Shooting, Maintenance and Testing Specifications, and Fiber Optic Cable System Design.
It is necessary to award this contract to two firms. Plan reviews and other such work cannot be perf...
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