City of Columbus - File #: 0596-2011

• File #: 0596-2011
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 4/6/2011
• In control: Public Utilities Committee
• On agenda: 5/16/2011
• Final action: 5/18/2011
• Title: To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a professional services contract with R.W. Armstrong & Associates, Inc. in the amount of $300,000 for General Engineering Services for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage; to transfer within and expend $200,000.00 from the Sanitary Sewer General Obligation Bond Fund; to expend $100,000.00 from the Storm Build America Bonds Fund; to amend the 2011 Capital Improvements Budget; and to declare an emergency. ($300,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/18/2011	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
5/17/2011	1	MAYOR	Signed
5/16/2011	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
5/16/2011	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
5/6/2011	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
5/6/2011	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
5/6/2011	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
5/6/2011	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
5/6/2011	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
5/6/2011	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
5/5/2011	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
5/2/2011	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
5/2/2011	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Sent for Approval
4/29/2011	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
4/29/2011	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
4/27/2011	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
4/27/2011	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
4/26/2011	1	Utilities Reviewer	Sent for Approval
4/26/2011	1	Utilities Reviewer	Sent for Approval
4/26/2011	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
4/26/2011	1	Utilities Reviewer	Sent for Approval
4/25/2011	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
4/20/2011	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
4/19/2011	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
4/19/2011	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
4/11/2011	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation

1. Background: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a professional services contract for General Engineering Services with R.W. Armstrong & Associates, Inc. for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage (Sanitary and Storm Water). This award will establish a "blanket" type of service contract to augment existing engineering personnel for design services, surveying, easement preparation and any other general design services on an as-authorized, as-needed basis within SSES, SMOC, and the TE Sections of the Department of Public Utilities, Division of Sewerage and Drainage. This agreement is a multi-year agreement that will cover the years of 2011 through 2013.

This Ordinance authorizes an expenditure of $200,000.00 from Sanitary Sewers and $100,000.00 from Storm Water for a total expenditure of $300,000.00 from the capital improvements funds from Division of Sewerage and Drainage.

2. Procurement Information: The Division advertised for Requests for Proposals on the City of Columbus's Vendor Services' website and in the City Bulletin in accordance with the provisions of Section 329.14 of the Columbus City Code. The evaluation criteria for this contract included: 1. proposal quality, 2. project schedule, 3. environmentally preferable offeror, and 4. local workforce.

The bid date for the Requests for Proposals (RFP's) was December 17, 2010. The following fifteen proposals were submitted for evaluation:

Company Name Compliance # Expiration Type City St
Pomeroy & Associates, Inc. 31-1568332 11/24/2011 MAJ Worthington OH
Korda/Nemeth Engineering, Inc. 31-0922991 8/26/2011 MAJ Columbus OH
Resource International, Inc. 31-0669793 6/3/2012 FBE Columbus OH
R.W. Armstrong & Associates, Inc. 35-1062227 9/21/2011 MAJ Columbus OH
American StructurePoint, Inc. 35-1127317 11/23/2011 MAJ Columbus OH
EMH&T 31-0685594 9/21/2011 MAJ Columbus OH
Columbus Engineering Consultants, Inc. 31-0716498 4/19/2012 ...