Explanation
Background: This ordinance is to authorize the City Auditor to establish an auditor’s certificate in the amount of $500,000.00 for various expenditures for professional architectural, engineering, and construction management services in conjunction with park, trail, and facility capital improvement projects. This ordinance will also waive the competitive bidding provisions of Columbus City Code Chapter 329, authorizing the Department of Recreation and Parks to enter into contracts on behalf of the City for the professional services mentioned herein so long as total expenditures under any contract do not exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00).
The Recreation and Parks Department’s 2018 to 2020 pilot arrangement of pre-qualified vendors was a success and, since then the Department has authorized a similar arrangement of pre-qualified vendors for the periods of 2020 to 2022, as authorized by Ordinance 2050-2020, and 2022 to 2024, as authorized by Ordinance 2467-2022. This arrangement has created efficiencies for many projects during this time. Therefore, this ordinance will renew this pre-qualified arrangement for the period of 2022 to 2024.
This legislation will authorize the establishment of an auditor certificate for the future award of contracts for Architectural, Engineering, and Construction Management Services. Contracts will be awarded to Consultants that have been pre-qualified in accordance with Columbus City Code Sections 329.26 and 329.27. Services that will be provided may include, but are not limited to, the following four categories:
· Site planning, architectural design, landscape architecture, golf course design
· Mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and HVAC engineering
· Civil engineering, environmental engineering and services, and structural engineering
· Construction management, inspection, and surveying
Vendor Bid/Proposal Submissions (ODI designation status):
The Recreation and Parks Department solicited Requests fo...
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