City of Columbus - File #: 0563-2006

• File #: 0563-2006
• Version: 2
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/7/2006
• In control: Utilities Committee
• On agenda: 5/1/2006
• Final action: 5/3/2006
• Title: To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a professional engineering services contract with R. D. Zande & Associates, Inc., for the Sanitary Sewer System Inflow & Infiltration-Early Ditch Project; to authorize the appropriation and expenditure of $6,628,698.00 from the Ohio Water Pollution Control Loan Fund; to amend the 2005 Capital Improvements Budget; for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage and to declare an emergency. ($6,628,698.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/3/2006	2	MAYOR	Signed
5/3/2006	2	CITY CLERK	Attest
5/1/2006	2	Columbus City Council	Approved as Amended	Pass
5/1/2006	1	Columbus City Council	Amended to Emergency	Pass
5/1/2006	2	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
4/24/2006	1	City Clerk's Office	Sent back for Clarification/Correction
4/24/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
4/24/2006	1	Columbus City Council	Read for the First Time
4/4/2006	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
4/4/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
4/3/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
4/3/2006	1	Auditor Drafter	Sent for Approval
4/3/2006	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
4/3/2006	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
4/3/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
3/16/2006	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Disapproved
3/15/2006	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
3/15/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
3/13/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
3/13/2006	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
3/10/2006	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
3/9/2006	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
3/9/2006	1	Utilities Reviewer	Sent for Approval
3/9/2006	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
3/9/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
3/9/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
3/8/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
3/8/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval

.1. NEED:
1. BACKGROUND:
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a professional engineering services contract with R. D. Zande & Associates, Inc. in connection with the Sanitary Sewer System I/I Remediation-Early Ditch Project.

The Early Ditch project is primarily located in the City's Hilltop community, and encompasses approximately 4000 acres with about 12,018 residential parcles, 20 industrial facilities; 794 commerical services, 273 parcels designated for public and private use. This area has had a significant number of street, yard, and basement flooding during rain events for decades. In addition, the sanitary sewers are suspected to surcharge, causing backups in basements, and overflows to the environment.

This contract will provide the preliminary engineering services required to perform a comprehensive investigation and evaluation of the areas sanitary and stormwater collection systems. This will include field verification, cleaning and insitu-video inspection of all sanitary infrastructure, and incorporating this information into the division's computerized hydraulic model of the Early Ditch area. An evaluation of this information will identify cost effective immediate and long-term stormwater and sanitary system improvement recommendations, operation and maintenance practices, guidelines for implementing recommendations for private property improvements.

2. PROCUREMENT INFORMATION:
The basis for selection of the chosen professional engineering services firm: The Division advertised Request for Statement of Qualifications (RFSQ's) for five of the sanitary sewer Inflow/Infiltration remediation projects in the City Bulletin in accordance with the provisions of Section 329.13 of Columbus City Codes. Six of the ten submitting firms were short-listed and were requested to submit technical proposals for this project. These proposals were...