Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to modify a professional services contract with ms consultants, inc. to add additional funds for design on the Roadway - Stormwater Design General Engineering contract.
Ordinance 3241-2022 authorized the Director of Public Service to enter into a professional services contract with ms consultants, inc. for the Roadway - Stormwater Design General Engineering contract. The intent of this project is to provide the City of Columbus, Department of Public Service, additional resources for engineering services for the design and investigation of regional stormwater basins and roadway drainage improvements. This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to modify the contract in the amount of $115,000.00.
1.1 Amount of additional funds to be expended: $150,000.00
The original contract amount: $650,000.00 (PO364723, Ord. 3241-2022)
The total of Modification No. 1: $115,000.00 (This Ordinance)
The contract amount including all modifications: $765,000.00
1.2 Reasons additional goods/services could not be foreseen:
This modification is necessary in order to authorize the environmental services and monitoring work required to obtain final acceptance from Department of Sewers and Drains (DOSD) on the Parsons Avenue Basin. Due to issues with the existing high water table, we are unable to achieve permanent stabilization on the bottom 1-2’ of the constructed Parsons Avenue basin. DOSD will not provide final construction acceptance until complete stabilization is achieved. This modification will provide the necessary funding for the design, environmental, and monitoring services that ms consultants, inc. will complete in order to achieve the required stabilization.
1.3 Reason other procurement processes are not used:
ms consultants, inc. is the original designer of the Parsons Basin and has all of the hist...
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