City of Columbus - File #: 0042-2009

• File #: 0042-2009
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 1/6/2009
• In control: Utilities Committee
• On agenda: 2/9/2009
• Final action: 2/10/2009
• Title: To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into an agreement with URS Corporation - Ohio for professional engineering services for the Morrison Rd. Booster Station Improvement Project; to authorize the appropriation and transfer of $130,525.00 from the Water System Reserve Fund to the Water Works Enlargement Voted Bonds Fund; and to authorize the expenditure of $130,525.00 from the Water Works Enlargement Voted Bonds Fund; for the Division of Power and Water. ($130,525.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
2/10/2009	1	MAYOR	Signed
2/10/2009	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
2/9/2009	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
2/9/2009	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
2/2/2009	1	Columbus City Council	Read for the First Time
1/23/2009	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
1/23/2009	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
1/23/2009	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
1/22/2009	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Sent for Approval
1/22/2009	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
1/14/2009	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
1/13/2009	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
1/13/2009	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
1/13/2009	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
1/12/2009	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
1/9/2009	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
1/9/2009	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
1/9/2009	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
1/9/2009	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
1/8/2009	1	Utilities Reviewer	Sent for Approval
1/8/2009	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
1/7/2009	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
1/7/2009	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
1/7/2009	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
1/7/2009	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
1/7/2009	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
1/6/2009	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
1/6/2009	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved

Explanation

1. BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into an agreement with URS Corporation - Ohio, in the amount of $130,525.00, for professional engineering services for the Morrison Rd. Booster Station Improvement Project.

The purpose of this project is to make necessary upgrades to the Morrison Road Booster Station. The scope of work for this upgrade project includes design services for the following items: new pad mounted electrical service transformer, new underground primary conduit for power company use, electric service metering modifications as required, new switchgear and motor control center, addition of a permanent natural gas powered generator to supply emergency power, demolition of existing transformers, obsolete electrical work, obsolete fencing and concrete, restoration of disturbed areas, general evaluation of booster station condition for recommendation, and design of additional required improvements. Any site design shall meet all City of Columbus stormwater requirements, which will include an approved CC Drawing. The consultant will prepare the construction drawings and design specifications for the project.

2. BID INFORMATION: The selection of the firm 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." In addition to the evaluation criteria set forth in this Code, additional evaluation criteria for this contract also included: 1. proposal quality, 2. project schedule, 3. environmentally preferable offeror, and 4. local workforce. Requests for Proposals (RFP's) were received on October 31, 2008 from GGJ, Inc., Ribway Engineering Group, Inc., and URS Corporation - Ohio.

Upon review of the technical proposals, the bidders were ranked using the criteria mentioned above and URS Corporation - Ohio was the firm s...