City of Columbus - File #: 1034-2011

• File #: 1034-2011
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/22/2011
• In control: Public Utilities Committee
• On agenda: 7/25/2011
• Final action: 7/26/2011
• Title: To authorize the Director of Public to enter into GIS Professional Service agreements with Stantec Consulting, Inc. and Woolpert, Inc.; for the Divisions of Sewerage and Drainage and Power and Water; to authorize the transfer and expenditure of $100,000.00 from the Sanitary Sewer General Obligation Fund; to authorize a transfer and expenditure of $100,000.00 from the Water Super Build America Bonds Fund; and to authorize an amendment to the 2011 Capital Improvements Budget. ($200,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/26/2011	1	MAYOR	Signed
7/26/2011	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
7/25/2011	1	Columbus City Council	Read for the First Time
7/25/2011	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
7/25/2011	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
7/13/2011	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
7/13/2011	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
7/13/2011	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
7/13/2011	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Sent for Approval
7/13/2011	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
7/13/2011	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
7/13/2011	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
7/13/2011	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
7/12/2011	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
7/12/2011	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
7/12/2011	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
7/12/2011	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
7/11/2011	1	Utilities Reviewer	Sent for Approval
7/11/2011	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
7/11/2011	1	Utilities Reviewer	Sent for Approval
7/11/2011	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
7/11/2011	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
7/11/2011	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
7/5/2011	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Disapproved
6/28/2011	1	Utilities Reviewer	Sent for Approval
6/27/2011	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/27/2011	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/24/2011	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/24/2011	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/24/2011	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/23/2011	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation

1. BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into GIS Professional Service agreements with Stantec Consulting, Inc. and Woolpert, Inc., each agreement in the amount of $100,000.00, for the Divisions Sewerage and Drainage and Power and Water.

The purpose of these GIS-related agreements include: Data Development and Conversion, Field Data Collection, On-site Staff Augmentation, Needs Assessments and Business Process Analysis, GIS Application Development, and GIS Integration.

2. BID INFORMATION: The selection of the firms providing the professional engineering services has been performed in accordance with the procedures set forth in Columbus City Code, Section 329.14, "Awarding professional service contracts through requests for proposals." Requests for Proposals (RFP's) were received on April 1, 2011 from Stantec Consulting Services, Inc., Woolpert, Inc., and EMH&T, Inc.

An evaluation committee reviewed the proposals and scored them based on the criteria stated in the Code. Based on the evaluation of the proposals submitted, the Director of Public Utilities requests awards be made to Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. and Woolpert, Inc.

The Department wishes to award agreements to two different firms in order to negotiate best pricing and to balance project loads and align particular experience and strengths with each firm.

3. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE INFORMATION:
Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.: 11-2167170 (expires 12/17/11, Majority)
Woolpert, Inc.: 20-1391406 (expires 6/17/13, Majority)

Additional information regarding both bidders, description of work, contract time frame and detailed amounts can be found on the attached Information form.

Searches in the Excluded Party List System (Federal) and the Findings for Recovery list (State) produced no findings against Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. and Woolpert, Inc.

Each agreement will be for a period of 1-year, renewable ...