City of Columbus - File #: 1580-2003

• File #: 1580-2003
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/10/2003
• In control: Utilities Committee
• On agenda: 7/28/2003
• Final action: 7/30/2003
• Title: To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a professional engineering services contract with R. D. Zande & Associates, Inc., for the preparation of construction plans and specifications for two sanitary sewer improvement projects located in the Clintonville community; to authorize the appropriation and transfer of $733,398.98 from the Sewer System Reserve Fund to the Ohio Water Pollution Control Loan Fund; to authorize the expenditure of $733,398.98 from the Ohio Water Pollution Control Loan Fund; to amend the 2002 Capital Improvements Budget; for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, and to declare an emergency. ($733,398.98)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/30/2003	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
7/29/2003	1	MAYOR	Signed
7/28/2003	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
7/28/2003	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
7/14/2003	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
7/14/2003	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
7/11/2003	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
7/11/2003	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
7/8/2003	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
7/8/2003	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
7/7/2003	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
7/7/2003	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
7/7/2003	1	Auditor Reviewer	Contingent Within
6/26/2003	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/25/2003	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/25/2003	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/19/2003	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/18/2003	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/16/2003	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/13/2003	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/12/2003	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation
1. BACKGROUND:
A. Need. This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a professional engineering services contract with R. D. Zande & Associates, Inc. This contract will provide for the preparation of construction plans and specifications for the Deland/Zeller Area Sanitary Improvements Project and the Upper Adena Brook 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.

B. 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 March 17, 2003 from R. D. Zande and Associates, Inc., DLZ-Ohio, Inc., and Burgess & Niple, Ltd.

The committee ranked the proposals on quality, feasibility and cost. After careful consideration, the committee recommended that R. D. Zande & Associates, Inc., be selected to provide the engineering services for these projects, for which the Director of Public Utilities has concurred.

2. 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 tempor...