City of Columbus - File #: 1676-2006

• File #: 1676-2006
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/20/2006
• In control: Utilities Committee
• On agenda: 10/16/2006
• Final action: 10/18/2006
• Title: To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a professional engineering services contract with CH2M Hill, Inc., in connection with the Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant Sludge Thickening Improvements and Additional Renovations Project; to authorize the transfer of $192,000.00; and the expenditure of $1,400,000.00 from the Voted Sanitary Bond Fund; to amend the 2006 Capital Improvements Budget; for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage; and to declare an emergency. ($1,400,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/18/2006	1	MAYOR	Signed
10/18/2006	1	ACTING CITY CLERK	Attest
10/16/2006	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
10/16/2006	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
9/29/2006	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/29/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/29/2006	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
9/29/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
9/28/2006	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/28/2006	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/28/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/28/2006	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/27/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/27/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/27/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/27/2006	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/27/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/26/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/26/2006	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/26/2006	1	Utilities Reviewer	Sent for Approval
9/26/2006	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved

Explanation
1. BACKGROUND:
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a professional engineering services agreement with CH2M Hill, Inc., in connection with the Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant Sludge Thickening Improvements and Additional Renovations Project.

The City of Columbus has developed a Wet Weather Management Plan that identifies the preliminary sewer system and wastewater treatment facility capital improvements needed to fully address the city's wet weather overflows and many basement backup problems across the city.

This project will evaluate and consolidate the sludge thickening process. Currently, three processes are utilized to thicken the sludge. The existing gravity thickeners have reached their treatment capacity, with no ability for future capacity and the thickening centrifuges are at the end of their useful life. With the evaluation of sludge thickening processes and technologies, a reliable, cost effective system will be selected.

2. PROCUREMENT INFORMATION:
The basis for selection of the chosen professional engineering services firm: The Department of Public Utilities advertised a Request for Proposals (RFP) for six Wastewater Treatment Plant projects in the City Bulletin in accordance with the provisions of Section 329.14 of Columbus City Codes. Two firms submitted detailed proposals for this project to the Director of Public Utilities, on September 8, 2006.

These proposals were reviewed and ranked by a Professional Engineering Services Selection Committee in order to determine the consultant best qualified to provide the services for this project. The committee ranked the proposals on quality, feasibility and cost. After careful consideration, the committee recommended that CH2M Hill, Inc., be selected to provide the engineering services for this project, a recommendation in which the Director of Public Utilities has concurred.

3. FISCAL IMPACT:
This ordinance requests the...