City of Columbus - File #: 0432-2006

• File #: 0432-2006
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 2/21/2006
• In control: Administration Committee
• On agenda: 3/13/2006
• Final action: 3/15/2006
• Title: To authorize the Finance and Management Director to enter into contract for the Facilities Management Division with Schorr Architects, Inc. for professional services related to the construction of the Fire Training Center to be located at the Fire Training Complex at 3675 Parsons Avenue, to authorize the expenditure of $832,000.00 from the Safety Voted Bond Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($832,000.00).

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/15/2006	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
3/14/2006	1	MAYOR	Signed
3/13/2006	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
3/13/2006	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
2/24/2006	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Disapproved
2/24/2006	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
2/24/2006	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
2/24/2006	1	Finance Drafter	Sent for Approval
2/24/2006	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
2/24/2006	1	Finance Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
2/23/2006	1	Finance Drafter	Sent for Approval
2/23/2006	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
2/23/2006	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
2/23/2006	1	Finance Drafter	Sent for Approval
2/22/2006	1	Finance Drafter	Sent for Approval
2/22/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
2/22/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
2/22/2006	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
2/21/2006	1	Finance Drafter	Sent for Approval
2/21/2006	1	SAFETY DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved

Explanation

Background: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to enter into a professional services contract for the Facilities Management Division with Schorr Architects, Inc. for engineering consulting services in order to produce detailed plans for the Fire Training Center to be located at the Fire Training Complex at 3675 Parsons Avenue. Design services will include environmentally responsible components in compliance with the Mayor's policy directive "Get Green Columbus 2005: Environmental Stewardship in the 21st Century."

Schorr Architects, Inc. will be responsible for design and construction administration. The design phase will include the design of a practical skills building, a training tower, a burn building, a control building, a fire service props area, roadways, and a hydrant system. Responsibilities will also include progressive meetings with the City and the community through completion of agreed upon final product, complete zoning process, renderings, drawings, specifications, and the bid process. The construction administration phase will include shop drawings and submittal reviews, RFI and change order process, pay request review/approval, weekly site progress meetings, providing as built drawings/CAD files, with close out documentation upon completion of the project. The contract will also include an architectural contingency for City requested scope of work changes and unforeseen circumstances.

Formal Requests for Statements of Qualifications (RFSQ) were solicited by the City of Columbus in the City Bulletin from October 28, 2005 through November 7, 2005. The City received six minimally compliant proposals (1 MBE, 1 MBR, 1 FBE). A five-member evaluation committee reviewed the statements.

The committee ranked the statements of qualifications as follows: Schorr Architects, Inc. 862; Meacham & Apel Architects 820; DLZ Ohio, Inc. (MBR) 812; Prime Engineering & Architecture, Inc. (FBE) 787; Braun & S...