City of Columbus - File #: 1949-2006

• File #: 1949-2006
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 10/25/2006
• In control: Utilities Committee
• On agenda: 12/4/2006
• Final action: 12/7/2006
• Title: To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into an agreement for professional engineering services with Korda/Nemeth Engineering, Inc. to provide design engineering services for the Merwin Hill Area Sewer Improvements Project; to authorize the transfer of $2,897.65 and the expenditure of $52,897.65 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. ($52,897.65)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/7/2006	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
12/6/2006	1	MAYOR	Signed
12/4/2006	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
12/4/2006	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
11/16/2006	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/16/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/16/2006	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
11/16/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
11/15/2006	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/15/2006	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/15/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/14/2006	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/14/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/13/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/13/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/9/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/8/2006	1	Utilities Reviewer	Sent for Approval
11/8/2006	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/7/2006	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/6/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval

1. BACKGROUND:
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into an agreement with Korda/Nemeth Engineering, Inc. for professional engineering services for the Merwin Hill Sewer Improvements Project.

This contract will provide for the preparation of construction plans and specification for the extension of sanitary sewer service to the Merwin Hill neighborhood. The project has been developed to mitigate localized street and yard flooding throughout the Clintonville Area.

2. PROCUREMENT INFORMATION:
The basis for selection of the chosen professional engineering services firm: The Department of Public Utilities advertised a Request for Statement of Qualifications for two sanitary sewer system projects in the City Bulletin in accordance with the provisions of Section 329.13 of Columbus City Codes. Three firms submitted detailed proposals for this project to the Director of Public Utilities, on April 4, 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 Korda/ Nemeth Engineering, Inc., be selected to provide the engineering services for this project, for which the Director of Public Utilities has concurred.

3. FISCAL IMPACT:
This legislation also requests the use of residual project funds from projects that do not have any currently identified funding needs. There is suficient budget authority within the 2006 Capital Improvements Budget.

4. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION:
The Division of Sewerage and Drainage is requesting this Council to designate this ordinance an emergency measure in order to facilitate the immediate commencement of the engineering services to cause the development of construction plans and specifications for extending sanitary se...