Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to enter into a contract on behalf of the Office of Construction Management with Mull & Weithman Architects, Inc. for professional services for the design of the Police Crime Lab located at 724 Woodrow Avenue.
The project shall include, but is not limited to, master planning/programming, schematic design, design development, construction documents, bidding and negotiation, construction contract administration, and project closeout for the Police Crime Lab The facility will be designed with Green Building Principles.
The Office of Construction Management solicited Requests for Statements of Qualifications (RFSQ). The City received ten (10) statements from the following firms on July 18, 2011
(3 *MBE, 0 FBE):
MA, *Machisa Design Services, Inc., Hasenstab Architects, Inc., RP Architects, Phillip Markwood Architects, Inc., *Moody Nolan, Inc., Horne & King Architects, Inc., Mull & Weithman Architects, Inc., *Harris Design Services, and Design Group, Inc. The selection of the vendor for professional services is in accordance with the competitive bidding provisions of the Columbus City Codes.
Emergency action is requested so that work may begin as quickly as possible so that the proper management oversight of this large capital improvement project is not delayed.
Mull & Weithman Architects Contract Compliance No. 31-1635306, expiration date January 4, 2012.
Fiscal Impact: This ordinance authorizes an expenditure of $2 million from the Safety Voted Bond fund for professional services with Mull & Weithman Architects for the design of the Police Crime Lab at Woodrow Avenue. The Public Safety Department budgeted $2 million in the Safety Voted Bond fund for the Crime Lab design.
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To authorize the Finance and Management Director to enter into a contract on behalf of the Office of Construction Management with Mull & Weithman Architects, Inc. for pr...
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