Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Columbus Water and Power to modify and renew a contract with Roberts Service Group, Inc. for Electric Power Systems Maintenance Services in an amount of up to $648,000.00 for the Division of Water Reclamation and the Division of Water.
The Department of Columbus Water and Power has identified various electric power equipment that require maintenance services. The Department of Columbus Water and Power operates and manages two (2) wastewater treatment plants, a Compost Facility, a Sewer Maintenance Operations Center, sewage and stormwater collection systems, three (3) water treatment plants, a water distribution system and various electric substations that service the City of Columbus and its satellite communities. Additional facilities may be added in the future. All facilities are located within Franklin and Delaware Counties.
The work to be performed under these specifications will be electric power distribution systems and it’s components that require studies performed, inspection, testing, maintenance, repair and/or replacement with the majority of the work to be on industrial equipment/systems ranging from 120V to 15.5 KV. There may also be inspection, testing, studies performed, maintenance, repair and/or replacement work on > 15.5KV to 138KV equipment/systems that requires a contractor or subcontractor to have highly specialized experience in the area of high voltage.
1. Amount of additional funds: Total amount of additional funds needed for the modification is $648,000.00. Total contract amount including this modification is $3,722,600.00.
2. Reason additional funds were not foreseen: Funding is added on an incremental basis to provide for services. The need for additional funds were included in the initial contract.
3. Reason other procurement processes are not used: The pricing was obtained through a formal bid (RFQ028079) and awarded to the bidder that met the specifications. ...
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