City of Columbus - File #: 1845-2006

• File #: 1845-2006
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 10/12/2006
• In control: Utilities Committee
• On agenda: 11/20/2006
• Final action: 11/22/2006
• Title: To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a contract with CH2M Hill for General Engineering Services - Water Supply Group, for the Division of Power and Water , to authorize the expenditure of $200,000.00 from the Waterworks Enlargement Voted 1991 Bonds Fund, to amend the 2006 C.I.B., and to authorize the City Auditor to transfer funds within the Waterworks Enlargement Voted 1991 Bonds Fund. ($200,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
11/22/2006	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
11/21/2006	1	MAYOR	Signed
11/20/2006	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
11/20/2006	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
11/6/2006	1	Columbus City Council	Read for the First Time
10/17/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/17/2006	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/17/2006	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/17/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/17/2006	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
10/17/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
10/16/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/16/2006	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/16/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/16/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/16/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/16/2006	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/14/2006	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/12/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/12/2006	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/12/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/12/2006	1	Utilities Reviewer	Sent for Approval

Explanation

BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a professional services contract for General Engineering Services - Water Supply Group, Division of Power and Water. This award will establish a "blanket" type of service contract to augment existing engineering personnel within the Water Supply Group, Division of Power and Water on an as-authorized, as needed basis. This ordinance will authorize the expenditure of $200,000 of capital improvements funds for the estimated needs of the Water Supply Group for 2007. The Division anticipates requesting additional appropriations to this contract during the 2008, 2009 and 2010 fiscal periods to fulfill its planned needs in these years. Under the terms of this contract, the City has the right to contract for additional services to fulfill emergency capital improvements related needs subject to the approval of a contract modification by City Council.
In accordance with the provisions of Chapter 329.14 of the Columbus City Codes 1959, Requests for Proposals from engineering consulting firms were requested. A total of twelve (12) proposals were received June 29, 2006 in response to the advertised Request for Proposals (RFP). Of the firms that submitted proposals, two of the prime consulting firms are City certified MBE firms, one is certified as MBR/ASN and one is certified as AFA. Of the nine majority firms that submitted proposals eight had combinations of City certified MBE, FBE, MBR/ASN and AS1 firms as part of their team, only one submitting firm had no MBE/FBE participation identified as part of their team. A three (3) member evaluation committee, in accordance with Section 329.14, evaluated the proposals and ranked the offerors based upon the evaluation criteria specified in the RFP: qualifications and experience of staff, quality and feasibility of the technical proposal, ability to perform the required service expeditiously, past performance, meeting sc...