Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to modify a professional services contract with Evans, Mechwart, Hambleton & Tilton (EMH&T) in the amount of up to $200,000.00 for the Roadway - General Engineering 2020 project.
The intent of this project is to provide the City of Columbus, Department of Public Service, additional resources to perform professional engineering and survey services as well as provide technical expertise for the Department to complete its capital budget commitments.
Ordinance 0410-2020 authorized the Director of Public Service to enter into a professional services contract with EMH&T in the amount of up to $250,000.00 for the Roadway - General Engineering 2020 project. Ordinance 1936-2022 authorized the Director of Public Service to modify the contract in the amount of $370,000.00. This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to modify the contract in the amount of $200,000.00.
1.1 Amount of additional funds to be expended: $200,000.00
The original contract amount: $250,000.00 (PO215262, Ord. 0410-2020)
The total of Modification No. 1: $370,000.00 (PO338071, Ord. 1936-2022)
The total of Modification No. 2: $200,000.00 (This Ordinance)
The contract amount including all modifications: $820,000.00
1.2 Reasons additional goods/services could not be foreseen:
This modification is necessary to add funding for additional tasks identified that need to be completed to support identified projects. Design plans, estimates, contract documents, autocad files, reports and supporting information related to the design of the following projects: Roberts Road bridge widening over Clover Groff Run, Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons on Central College Road and Warner Road as part of the Central College Road and Ulry Road projects. As well as formatting the Fee Guidance Memo to follow the same style and layout of the Design Memos...
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