Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a contract with Resource International, Inc. for construction administration/inspection services for Department of Public Utilities construction projects bid during the calendar years 2026 through 2028 as part of the Construction Administration/Construction Inspection Services 2026-2028 contracts.
Resource International, Inc. will perform construction administration/inspection services for Department of Public Utilities Capital Improvement Projects that bid during the years 2026, 2027, and 2028. The contract will be modified as needed throughout the 3-year period to include these projects as they go into construction. Projects are located throughout the City of Columbus.
This modification is for Resource International, Inc. to perform construction administration/ inspection services for 2021 General Construction Contract - Storm and Sanitary CIP 610500-100005 and 650745-100013 in an amount up to $228,971.20.
The Community Area for this ordinance will be 99, Citywide.
1.1. Amount of additional funds to be expended: $228,971.20
Original Contract: $526,409.51 (ORD 0922-2026)
Modification #1: $228,971.20 (Current)
Total $755,380.71
1.2. Reasons additional goods/services could not be foreseen:
This is a three-year contract for fiscal years 2026 - 2028 for which modifications were anticipated pursuant to the original authorizing legislation under Ordinance 0922-2026 to account for future construction projects being assigned to Resource International, Inc. for inspection services. Those future construction projects were not known when the contract was put into place.
1.3. Reason other procurement processes are not used:
This is a multi-year contract that will be modified as required to provide construction administration/inspection services for future construction projects that bid during the three-year (2026-2028) time frame. Those future co...
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