City of Columbus - File #: 1326-2004

• File #: 1326-2004
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/30/2004
• In control: Utilities Committee
• On agenda: 10/4/2004
• Final action: 10/5/2004
• Title: To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a professional engineering services contract with the Ribway Engineering Group, Inc., in connection with the Chestnut and Sixth Street Combined Sewer Rehabilitation Project; to authorize the appropriation, transfer and expenditure of $578,813.00 from the Sewerage System Reserve Fund to the Ohio Water Pollution Control Loan Fund; for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage; and to declare an emergency. ($578,813.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/5/2004	1	MAYOR	Signed
10/5/2004	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
10/4/2004	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
10/4/2004	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
9/22/2004	1	Auditor Reviewer	Contingent Within
9/22/2004	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/22/2004	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/22/2004	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
9/22/2004	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
9/20/2004	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved	Pass
9/20/2004	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/16/2004	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/16/2004	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/15/2004	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/14/2004	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/9/2004	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/8/2004	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/8/2004	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/8/2004	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
8/26/2004	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
7/2/2004	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
7/2/2004	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
7/1/2004	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
7/1/2004	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/30/2004	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation
1. BACKGROUND:
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a professional engineering services contract with the Ribway Engineering Group, Inc. This contract will provide for the preparation of construction plans and specifications for the Chestnut and Sixth Street Combined Sewer Rehabilitation Project. This project will rehabilitate the remaining portions of the Central Relief Sewer in the downtown area of Columbus, that was constructed in 1906, and will include the installation of a connecting 72-inch diameter storm sewer within Naghten Street, turn northward at Cleveland Avenue and terminate at the intersection of Cleveland Ave. and Mt. Vernon Ave. The installation of this storm sewer will allow for the removal of storm flows from the Central Relief Sewer thereby improving the sanitary capacity within this system.

2. PROCUREMENT INFORMATION:
The basis for selection of the chosen professional engineering services firm: The Division advertised Request for Statement of Qualifications (RFSQ's) for the subject services in the City Bulletin in accordance with the provisions of Section 329.13 of Columbus City Codes. Three firms were short-listed and were requested to submit technical proposals for this project. 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 Division of Sewerage and Drainage received technical proposals on January 23, 2004 from the Ribway Engineering Group; Burgess & Niple;and E.M.H&T. The committee ranked the proposals on quality and feasibility. After careful consideration, the committee recommended that the Ribway Engineering Group, Inc. be selected to provide the engineering services for these projects, for which the Director of Public Utilities has concurred.

3. FISCAL IMPACT:
This ordinance requests the appropriation and transfer of ...