Explanation
1. BACKGROUND:
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a professional engineering services contract with Fuller, Mossbarger, Scott, and May Engineers, Inc. in connection with the Downtown Combined Area System Renovations, Phase 4 Project. (See attached map)
This contract will allow for the preparation of construction plans and specifications for the rehabilitation and modification of combined sewer overflow structures located within a specified section of the downtown area. These modificiations will include raising of overflow weir elevations in CSO regulators and manholes to increase the available storage upstream of each overflow structure. In doing so, the City will reduce the frequency and volume of combined sewer overflows that can occur during rainfall.
2. PROCUREMENT INFORMATION:
The basis for selection of the chosen professional engineering services firm: The Division advertised Request for Statement of Proposals (RFP's) for the subject project in the City Bulletin in accordance with the provisions of Section 329.11 of Columbus City Codes. The Division of Sewerage and Drainage received technical proposals on May 26, 2006 from Fuller, Mossbarger, Scott, and May Engineers, Inc.; Resource International, Inc., and ATS Chester Engineers, Inc. The committee ranked the proposals on quality and feasibility. After careful consideration, the committee recommended that Fuller, Mossbarger, Scott and May Engineers, Inc., be selected to provide the engineering services for the subject project, for which the Director of Public Utilities has concurred.
3. PROJECT SCHEDULE:
All of the services performed under this contract will be accomplished within 18 months of the commencement.
4. FISCAL IMPACT:
The difference in the amount approved in the 2006 CIB and the amount requested herein is due to a detailed project scope developed by the City and incorporated into the Request for Proposals. The revised s...
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