Explanation
1. NEED: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a professional engineering services contract with Malcolm-Pirnie, Inc. This contract will provide for the preparation of construction plans and specifications for the Clintonville Main Rehabilitation Project, the Morse Rd./Elks Drive Sanitary Improvements Project, and the Beechwold Ave./Foster St. Area Sanitary Improvements Project. These projects were recommended as a result of a detailed preliminary engineering study performed to investigate infiltration and inflow problems in the Clintonville Area. The study identified infrastructure deficiencies and residential complaints within the Clintonville community.
2. PROCUREMENT INFORMATION: The basis for selection of the chosen professional engineering services firm: The Division advertised Request for Statement of Qualifications (RFSQ's) for the subject services in the City Bulletin in accordance with the provisions of Section 329.13 of Columbus City Codes. Three firms were short-listed and were requested to submit technical proposals for this project.
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 Division of Sewerage and Drainage received technical proposals on May 23, 2003 from Malcolm-Pirnie, ms Consultants, and Evans, Mechwart, Hambleton & Tilton, Inc. The committee ranked the proposals on quality and feasibility. After careful consideration, the committee recommended that Malcolm-Pirnie, Inc. be selected to provide the engineering services for these projects, for which the Director of Public Utilities has concurred.
3. FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance requests the appropriation and transfer of funds from the Sewerage System Reserve Fund to the Ohio Water Pollution Control Loan Fund in order to fund this proposed expenditure. This transaction is a...
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