Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into an agreement with Stantec Consultants Services, Inc., for professional engineering services for Linden Neighborhood Stormwater System Improvements Project Phase II. This project will mitigate street and yard flooding at 11 individual sites throughout the Linden Area.
This agreement includes preparation of construction documents (plans & specifications), necessary easements and fielding technical questions during construction. Preparation of construction documents and easements will be completed within 12 months from the Notice to Proceed date. It is anticipated that easement acquisition will take one year and construction will begin in 2012. Engineering services will end with the completion of construction.
2. ENGINEERING CONTRACT AWARD: Stantec Consultants Services, Inc. was selected in accordance with the procedures set forth in Columbus City Code, Section 329.13, "Awarding professional service contracts through requests for Statements of Qualifications". Twenty-six statements of qualifications were received and opened on March 30, 2007. On March 20, 2009, Requests for Cost Proposals (RFP's) were sent to three (short-listed) firms having the experience necessary to complete the project: Stantec Consultants Services, Inc., Floyd Browne Group, and Resource International. Stantec Consultants Services, Inc., Floyd Browne Group, and Resource International submitted RFP's on April 21, 2009.
Upon review of the technical proposals, the bidders were ranked using criteria specified in City Code, and more specifically: proposal quality, competence to perform required work, project schedule, and local workforce. Based upon these criteria, Stantec Consultants Services, Inc. was selected as the highest-ranked bidder.
3. FISCAL IMPACT: This legislation includes a transfer within the Storm B.A.B.s (Build America Bonds) Fund to provide sufficient fu...
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