Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a professional engineering services agreement with HDR Engineering, Inc., for the Harrington Court Area Water Line Improvements Project, in an amount up to $236,437.05 for Division of Water Contract No. 2115.
This project includes replacing or rehabilitating approximately 8,365 linear feet of 6-inch and 8-inch water lines and 2,080 linear feet of water service transfers within the Harrington Court area.
The Department of Public Service has requested an additional $23,631.81 in design fees for pavement resurfacing and ADA ramp replacements to be included in the project.
The project is located in the “Northwest” (5) and “Northland” (6) Community Planning Areas in the vicinity of the intersection of Karl Road and E. Dublin Granville Road, as well as Minerva Park. A portion is also located just south of Worthington between Godown Road and Olentangy River Road.
2. ECONOMIC IMPACT/ADVANTAGES; COMMUNITY OUTREACH; PROJECT DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS/ADVANTAGES OF PROJECT: The goal of this project is to replace or rehabilitate the existing 6-inch and 8-inch water lines that have a high break frequency. Replacement of these water lines will improve water service, decrease burden on water maintenance operations, and reduce water loss. The Neighborhood Liaison(s) will be contacted and informed of this project during the design phase. Further community outreach may result through the Neighborhood Liaison Program.
3. BID INFORMATION: The selection of the firm providing the professional engineering services has been performed in accordance with the procedures set forth in Columbus City Code, Section 329, "Awarding professional service contracts through requests for proposals." The evaluation criteria for this contract included: 1. proposal quality and feasibility, 2. past performance, 3. environmentally preferable offeror, and 4. local workforce.
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