Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: This Ordinance authorizes the Director of Finance and Management, on behalf of the Office of Construction Management, to enter into an Owner Representation Services agreement, with Hill International, Inc., for the Department of Public Service’s South Outpost (aka Marion Outpost) project, in an amount up to $497,027.00.
The Owner’s Representative (OR) will assist in construction oversight of a new South Outpost facility located at 2260 Lockbourne Road, Columbus, Ohio 43207. The facility will house an administration building, vehicle storage building, brine / vehicle wash, salt storage barn, material storage structure, and a fuel island. A task of the OR is to keep construction on schedule and on budget.
2. BID INFORMATION: The selection of the firm providing the consulting services has been performed in accordance with the procedures set forth in Columbus City Code, Section 329, "Awarding professional service contracts through requests for proposals (RFP)." The project was let by the Office of Construction Management through Vendor Services and Bonfire. Five hundred twenty-seven (527) vendors were solicited.
Three (3) Requests for Proposals were opened on December 12, 2025:
Vendor: City/State
Hill International, Inc. Columbus/OH
Advanced Civil Design (fka Anser Advisory) Gahanna/OH
Administrative Controls Management (ACM) Westerville/OH
An evaluation committee reviewed and scored the proposals based on the criteria included in Columbus City Code, Section 329. The Department of Finance and Management recommends an award be made to Hill International, Inc.
3. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE INFO: Hill International, Inc., Vendor No. 000990, expires 10/22/27, Majority-designated.
Searches in the Excluded Party List System (Federal) and the Findings for Recovery list (State) produced no findings against Hill International, Inc.
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