Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to reimburse the Department of Public Service for sanitary sewer services incurred in connection with the Neighborhood Commercial Revitalization Project (NCR-2). This project was a joint venture between both departments.
By using the same design engineering firm for the roadway, water line, and sanitary sewer separation outfall work, the City was able to avoid considerable expense and disruption to the neighborhood by coordinating all work into one construction contract.
Construction was completed in late 2009 and since then the Departments of Public Utilities and Public Service have asked the design engineering firm to complete record plan drawings. The record plan drawings are now complete and the departments have reconciled the final accounting.
Because the exact amount of the design costs for each department could not have been accurately defined at the onset of this effort, although enough joint funding was available to pay for design services rendered, the departments agreed that the Department of Public Service's financial contribution would fund design services through construction and for record plan drawings as needed.
The Department of Public Utilities previously legislated $201,885.06, under Ordinance No. 1025-2008, to reimburse the Department of Public Service for both water and sewer design services. The Division of Sewers and Drains needs to increase their reimbursement amount to Department of Public Service in the amount of $169,816.47, for additional design expenses incurred during construction and the creation of record plan drawings.
2. FISCAL IMPACT: A transfer within the Sanitary Build America Bond (B.A.B.'s) Fund and amendment to the 2010 Capital Improvements Budget is needed to provide sufficient sanitary monies and authority for the project expenditure.
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: It is requested that this Ordinance be handled ...
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