Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into an agreement with EMH&T, Inc., in the amount of $187,000.00, for professional engineering services for the Duxberry Avenue Area Water Line Improvements Project, Division of Power and Water Contract No. 1166.
The purpose of this project is to construct necessary improvements to the water distribution system in the Duxberry Avenue Area. The improvements identified in the scope of work will replace or rehabilitate mains that have high break histories and require frequent maintenance. This project consists of five (5) project sites including Duxberry Avenue, McGuffey Road, Grasmere Avenue, Howey Road, and Hudson Street, for a total of 10,600 feet of new or rehabilitated six- and eight-inch water mains.
The goal of this project is to replace or rehabilitate water lines that have a high break frequency or increase the size of currently under-sized water lines. Replacement of these water lines will decrease the burden on water maintenance operations. The new lines constructed under this project are to mitigate the pattern of frequent water line breaks and improve Department revenue through reducing unbilled water loss.
The Neighborhood Liaison(s) will be contacted and informed of this project during the design phase. Further community outreach may result through the Neighborhood Liaison Program.
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." Requests for Proposals (RFP's) were received on April 30, 2010 from EMH&T, Inc., Prime Engineering and Architecture, Inc., and Burgess & Niple, Inc.
An evaluation committee reviewed the proposals and scored them based on the criteria stated in the Code. Based on the evaluation of the proposals submitted, ...
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