City of Columbus - File #: 1813-2015

• File #: 1813-2015
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/29/2015
• In control: Public Utilities Committee
• On agenda: 10/5/2015
• Final action: 10/9/2015
• Title: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a planned modification of a professional engineering services agreement with URS Corporation Design for the Big Walnut Augmentation / Rickenbacker Interceptor-Lockbourne Subtrunk; to authorize the appropriation and transfer of funds from the Sanitary Sewer Reserve Fund to the Sanitary Sewer General Obligation (G.O.) Bond Fund and to authorize the expenditure of $1,104,972.92 from the Sanitary Sewer General Obligation (G.O.) Bond Fund; and to amend the 2015 Capital Improvements Budget to provide sufficient budget authority; and declare an emergency. ($1,104,972.92)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/9/2015	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
10/7/2015	1	MAYOR	Signed
10/5/2015	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
10/5/2015	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass

Explanation

1. BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a planned modification (Mod #3) of an existing professional engineering agreement with URS Corporation Design for the Big Walnut Augmentation / Rickenbacker Interceptor-Lockbourne Subtrunk (BWARI -Lockbourne Subtrunk), CIP 650491-100002. It should be noted that items a through d listed below are additional tasks that were added to the planned modification for engineering services during construction. It was requested that these items be added as a potential construction cost savings measure.

This contract modification authorizes the following:
a. Conduct a Value Engineering (VE) study of the project.
b. Make any plan, specification or Geologic Baseline Report (GBR) changes required/recommended from the VE process.
c. Completion of an independent construction cost estimate.
d. Evaluate gravity connection options for Rickenbacker lift station 904 to the future Lockbourne Intermodal Sewer (LIS) subtrunk.
e. Complete the required Permits to Install (PTI) permits.
f. Conduct the first 12 months of engineering services during construction as detailed in the attached scope document.

2. PROJECT MODIFICATION: Amount of additional funds to be expended: $1,104,972.92
2.1 Original Contract $3,865,122.72
Modification # 1 $1,326,630.00
Modification #2 $ 623,354.44
Current Modification #3 ...