Explanation
1.0 BACKGROUND: This Ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to modify and increase two separate agreements for General Engineering Services for the Division of Water’s Supply Group, with ARCADIS US, Inc. (Contract No. 2103) and DLZ Ohio, Inc. (Contract No. 2104), each in the amount of $350,000.00.
Two separate agreements were established in 2015 to augment existing engineering personnel within the Water Supply Group, on an as-authorized, as-needed basis.
Modifications to the agreement were anticipated and included in Ordinance No. 2236-2015. This Ordinance will authorize Modification No. 1, in the amount of $350,000.00 each, for projects commencing third quarter 2016, for approximately one year or until all funds are expended.
The planning area is “N/A” since service is provided to several different projects.
1.1 Amount of additional funds to be expended: $700,000.00
Original Agreement (ARCADIS + DLZ): $ 600,000.00 (EL017622 + EL017626)
Modification No. 1 (current) (ARCADIS + DLZ): $ 700,000.00
Total (Orig. + Mod. 1) $1,300,000.00
1.2. Reasons additional goods/services could not be foreseen:
This is a planned modification as indicated in the original authorizing legislation, Ordinance No. 2236-2015.
1.3. Reason other procurement processes are not used:
The original professional services agreements were bid out and planned for a total of 2 annual contract modifications. This is the first modification.
1.4. How cost of modification was determined:
This cost was the budgeted amount in the 2016-2021 Capital Improvement Plan.
2. ECONOMIC IMPACT/ADVANTAGES; COMMUNITY OUTREACH; PROJECT DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS/ADVANTAGES OF PROJECT:
This contract will provide general engineering services for various tasks which may involve the water treatment process, the equipment, the facilities and/or the resources managed by the Water Supply Group. The tasks performed will assist the Water Supply Group to provide...
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