City of Columbus - File #: 1836-2007

• File #: 1836-2007
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 11/1/2007
• In control: Public Service & Transportation Committee
• On agenda: 11/19/2007
• Final action: 11/21/2007
• Title: To amend the 2007 Capital Improvements Budget; to authorize transfers in the Voted Sanitary Sewer Bond Fund and the Water Works Enlargement Voted 1991 Bond Fund; to authorize the Public Service Director to enter into a professional engineering services contract with H.R. Gray & Associates, Inc., in connection with various downtown roadway and underground utility infrastructure projects; to authorize the expenditure of $386,742.00 from the Streets and Highways Improvement Fund, the Voted Sanitary Sewer Bond Fund, and Waterworks Enlargement Voted 1991 Bond Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($386,742.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
11/21/2007	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
11/20/2007	1	MAYOR	Signed
11/19/2007	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
11/19/2007	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO-TEM	Signed
11/12/2007	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/12/2007	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/12/2007	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
11/12/2007	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
11/9/2007	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/9/2007	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/9/2007	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/9/2007	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/9/2007	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/9/2007	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/9/2007	1	Service Reviewer	Sent for Approval
11/9/2007	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Sent for Approval
11/8/2007	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/6/2007	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/6/2007	1	Service Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/5/2007	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/5/2007	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/2/2007	1	Utilities Reviewer	Sent for Approval
11/1/2007	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/1/2007	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/1/2007	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation
1. BACKGROUND:
This legislation authorizes the Public Service Director to enter into a professional engineering services contract with H.R. Gray & Associates, Inc. for purposes of providing the preliminary engineering services required to coordinate the City's roadway and underground utility infrastructure capital improvement projects that are scheduled for the RiverSouth District, that is generally bounded along the east side of the Scioto River, Broad Street to the north, High Street to the east, and Mound Street to the south.

These contract services are necessary to combine and coordinate a comprehensive schedule of private development, roadway improvement, and vitally important and aging underground utility infrastructure projects (see Attached Project Listing). This contract will ensure that the proposed construction plans are properly planned, scheduled, and implemented in a manner to save time and money, and to minimize the disruption and inconvenience to the businesses, pedestrian and vehicular traffic in this busy downtown area.

The H.R. Gray & Associates Contract Compliance number is CC 590918189 which expires 6/24/2008.

2. PROCUREMENT INFORMATION:
The basis for selection of the chosen professional engineering services firm: The Division advertised Request for Proposals (RFP's) for the subject services in the City Bulletin in accordance with the provisions of Section 329.14 of Columbus City Codes. The Public Service Director received technical proposals on August 31, 2007 from H.R. Gray & Associates, Inc.; MS Consultants, Inc.; PMA Consultants, Inc., and EdArch Associates, Inc. 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 committee ranked the proposals on quality and feasibility. After careful consideration the committee recommended, and the Public Service Director concurre...