Explanation
1. BACKGROUND:
A. Need. This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to modify the professional engineering services agreement with Brown and Caldwell Ohio, LLC, for the Jackson Pike Wastewater Treatment Plant A Plant Wet Weather Hydraulic Improvements project. The Brown and Caldwell Ohio, LLC modification amount requested under this ordinance is $130,288.00. The contract total including this modification is $3,360,843.00. The proposed contract modification provides funding for additional Services during Construction tasks for Contract J211. The potential need for this work was foreseen as construction progressed and is therefore a continuation of the services originally included within the existing contract's scope of service. It is not deemed either feasible or reasonable to suspend work with the entity currently under contract and undertake continuation of these services with another provider. The cost of the modification is a continuation of the vendor's current pricing structure, as verified by City staff.
Amount of additional funds to be expended: $130,288.00
Original Contract $ 1,300,000.00
Modification No. 1 $ 1,930,555.00
Proposed Modification No. 2 $ 130,288.00
CURRENT PROPOSED TOTAL $ 3,360,843.00
Reasons additional goods/services could not be foreseen:
This Contract Modification No. 2 is a continuation of the services included within the existing contract's scope of service and was anticipated as construction progressed. The effort required for several construction-phase engineering services tasks were beyond the level originally estimated and included in the contract.
Reason other procurement processes are not used:
The funding provided by this contract modification is for completion of the existing work of the contract. Due to the highly complex and technical nature of this wastewater treatment plant infrastructure, it ...
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