City of Columbus - File #: 1108-2007

• File #: 1108-2007
• Version: 2
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/27/2007
• In control: Utilities Committee
• On agenda: 7/23/2007
• Final action: 7/25/2007
• Title: To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a professional engineering services contract with Metcalf & Eddy of Ohio, Inc., in connection with the Barthman/Parsons I/I Sanitary Project; to authorize the transfer of $5,265,974.33 within the Voted Sanitary Sewer Bond Fund; to amend the 2007 Capital Improvements Budget; and to authorize an expenditure of $5,265,974.33 from the Voted Sanitary Bond Fund for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage and to declare an emergency. ($5,265,974.33)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/25/2007	2	CITY CLERK	Attest
7/24/2007	2	MAYOR	Signed
7/23/2007	1	Columbus City Council	Read for the First Time
7/23/2007	2	Columbus City Council	Amended to Emergency	Pass
7/23/2007	2	Columbus City Council	Approved as Amended	Pass
7/23/2007	2	COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO-TEM	Signed
7/16/2007	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
7/16/2007	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
7/16/2007	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
7/16/2007	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
7/13/2007	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
7/13/2007	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
7/13/2007	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Sent for Approval
7/12/2007	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
7/12/2007	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
7/12/2007	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
7/11/2007	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
7/11/2007	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
7/6/2007	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
7/6/2007	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
7/3/2007	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
7/3/2007	1	Utilities Reviewer	Sent for Approval
6/29/2007	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/29/2007	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/28/2007	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/28/2007	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved

Explanation

1. BACKGROUND:
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a professional engineering services contract with Metcalf & Eddy of Ohio, Inc. for purposes of undertaking a study in regards to Inflow and Infiltration and its impact on the areas Water-in-Basement (WIB) complaints.

This project will have the contractor clean and televise all combined, sanitary and a limited amount (2,000 lf) of storm sewers within the project boundary; investigate the area's WIB complaints in the past 6 years; build a detailed hydraulic model of the sanitary and combined sewers (includes a thorough flow monitoring, and rain gage program); perform "representative" public and private investigations to estimate the impact of all private and public sources of inflow and infiltration (I&I); and use all of the results to recommend projects and programs to mitigate I&I and its impact on the area's WIBs.

2. PROCUREMENT INFORMATION:
The basis for selection of the chosen professional engineering services firm: The Division advertised Request for Proposals (RFP's) for the subject services in the City Bulletin in accordance with the provisions of Section 329.14 of Columbus City Codes. The Division of Sewerage and Drainage received technical proposals on January 29, 2007 from the URS Corporation and Metcalf & Eddy of Ohio, Inc. These proposals were reviewed and ranked by a Professional Engineering Services Selection Committee in order to determine the consultant best qualified to provide the services for this project. The committee ranked the proposals on quality and feasibility. After careful consideration, the committee recommended that the Metclaf & Eddy of Ohio, Inc., be selected to provide the engineering services for this study, for which the Director of Public Utilities has concurred.

3. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE INFORMATION:
Number: 22-2581306
Expires: 05/21/2009
Type of Business Enterprise: Majority

4. FISCAL IMPACT:
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