Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into professional engineering contracts with Glaus, Pyle, Schomer, Burns & Dehaven, Inc., in an amount up to $650,000.00, and G-A-I Consultants, Inc., in an amount up to $100,000.00, for General Engineering Services 2024-2026, CIP #670868-100002, for the Division of Power.
The Division of Power (DOP) has lost several staff members in recent years. The General Engineering Services contract has been used to supplement DOP design resources to ensure projects stay on track. DOP is very shorthanded with engineering staff and needs to utilize this contract for technical support. A lot of work has been put on hold that must be restarted to avoid delaying public and private utility projects like the ODOT 70/71 project and small cell towers.
Services to be performed under this contract include providing designs to connect new customers, reviewing applications for Joint Use and plan reviews, Substation Design, Transmission Line Design, Distribution Line Design, Underground Distribution Design, Equipment Upgrade Program, Grounding Studies, SCADA, Streetlight Design, Power Quality Issues, Development of Bid Packages, Bid Analysis/Technical Reviews, Technical Submittal and request for Information Reviews, Easement Acquisition Services, AutoCAD Drafting, Surveying, Easement Legal Descriptions, Trouble Shooting, Maintenance and Testing Specifications, and Fiber Optic Cable System Design.
It is necessary to award this contract work to two firms. Plan reviews and other such work cannot be performed by the firm that developed the plans as that is a conflict of interest. Awarding two firms gives a contracted firm to perform work that would be a conflict of interest for the primary firm.
This work will be performed in Columbus Community “99 - Citywide.”
TIMELINE: Both contracts have a three year project assignment window starting upon the date the Notice To Proceed is issued. Work...
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