Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a planned contract modification with CTL Engineering, Inc. for construction administration/inspection services for Columbus Water & Power construction projects bid during the calendar years 2026 through 2028 as part of the Construction Administration/Construction Inspection Services 2026-2028 contracts.
CTL Engineering will perform construction administration/inspection services for Columbus Water & Power Capital Improvement projects that bid during the years 2026, 2027, and 2028. The contract will be modified as needed throughout the three-year period to include these projects as they go into construction. Projects are located throughout the City of Columbus.
The construction project to be administered by CTL Engineering, Inc. under this contract modification is the Shamrock Drive Area Waterline Improvements CIP 690236-100156, in the amount of $1,098,331.21.
1.1. Amount of additional funds to be expended: $1,098,331.21
Original Contract: $1,223,331.21 (ORD 1543-2026; PO580101)
Modification #1: $ 240,112.82 (ORD 1691-2026; PO TBD)
Modification #2: $1,098,331.21 (Current)
Total $2,561,775.24
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 0380-2026 to account for future construction projects being assigned to CTL Engineering, 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 construction projects that bid during the three-year (2026-2028) timeframe. Those future construction projects were not known when the contract was ...
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