Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to execute loan documents necessary for a supplemental loan to increase the amount of a Water Pollution Control Loan Fund (WPCLF) loan to match the amount of the cost of construction for the 650870-100802/650870-153002 Blueprint Hilltop - Eureka/Fremont Area Integrated Solution and Permeable Pavers project, in an amount not to exceed $774,089.64.
The Department of Public Utilities is engaged in the CIP #650870-100802, 650870-153002, 690236-100143 & 530282-100147 Blueprint Hilltop - Eureka/Fremont Area Integrated Solution, Permeable Pavers, Water Line Improvements, & Resurfacing project. This project consists of constructing bioretention basins/rain gardens within the City’s Right-of-Way and on City owned properties in the Hilltop/Eureka Fremont area to store and treat storm water runoff as part of the City of Columbus’ Wet Weather Integrated Plan mandated by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. The goal of the project is to enhance water quality within the streams that receive the storm water and to address flooding issues in the area.
The WPCLF is a loan program jointly administered by the Ohio EPA's Division of Environmental and Financial Assistance and the Ohio Water Development Authority (OWDA). City Council authorized the WPCLF loan application for this project and the acceptance of WPCLF loan funding via Ordinance 2767-2023, passed by City Council on 10/30/2023. Ordinance 1297-2024, passed by City Council on 6/10/24, authorized awarding the construction contract for this project to Danbert, Inc., in an amount up to $21,774,461.74. Ordinance 2061-2023, passed by City Council on 7/24/23, authorized awarding the construction administration/inspection work to CTL Engineering for this project in a dollar amount up to $1,733,433.48. The dollar amount of the needed WPCLF loan was not known at the time Ordinance 2767-2023 was approved. Ordinances 1...
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