Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into an agreement with Dynamix Engineering, Ltd., in the amount of $264,981.65, for professional engineering services for the 910 Dublin Road and 3568 Indianola Avenue Building Improvements Project, Division of Power and Water Contract No. 1145.
This project is for the evaluation and potential design of improvements to the Division of Power and Water's 910 Dublin Road Administrative Building and 3568 Indianola Avenue Building. The Building Improvements project will be a three step project.
The first phase will be a study phase during which the professional service firm will evaluate 910 Dublin Road building HVAC system, façade/windows, and ADA compliance for access to the building and the its restrooms. In addition, the firm will complete a Business Case Evaluation for 3568 Indianola Avenue building. The Business Case Evaluation will consist of a space study which will analyze various options for housing the Meter Operations which currently work out of 3568 Indianola Ave. Upon completion of the evaluation, the consultant shall make recommendations for necessary upgrades and improvements in separate technical reports for each building. Following Phase 1 (the study phase) of this project and approval of recommendations by the City, the consultant's contract will be modified for Phase 2 (Design) services.
During phase 2 (Design) services of the Building Improvements Project, the selected firm will prepare separate construction plans, specifications and bid documents, for the improvements selected by the City, for each building. The firm will also assist the City with bidding and award of the project. Furthermore, during Phase 2 it will be determined the extent construction may be required. Construction will be part of 3rd Phase.
2. BID INFORMATION: The selection of the firm providing the professional engineering services has been performed in a...
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