Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a professional engineering services agreement with Arcadis US, Inc., in the amount of $257,592.00 for the Alum Creek Pump Station Improvements Project, Division of Power and Water Contract No. 1174.
The work to be performed under this agreement includes the evaluation, design, preparation of bidding documents for construction and installation of renovations and upgrades to the Alum Creek Pump Station facility including, but not limited to: existing pumps & drives, screens, gates and valves, instrumentation & controls, HVAC, electrical systems (including a complete power system study), and ancillary equipment necessary to operate the pump station in a reliable and sustainable fashion.
This project is critical to maintaining a redundant water source for the City's largest water plant (Hap Cremean Water Plant) and providing safe, reliable drinking water to our customers. When Hoover Reservoir water levels drop, the Alum Creek Pump Station is used to pump water from the Alum Creek Reservoir to Hoover Reservoir. The Hap Cremean Water Plant is an essential and integral component in the Columbus area water supply and treatment infrastructure. Adequate supply of water is essential to economic growth and development.
As this is a secure site on property owned by DPU no community outreach or input was sought in the development of the project.
This project will evaluate more cost effective and efficient methods to operate and run the pump station in the most sustainable manner possible.
2. BID INFORMATION: The selection of the firm providing the professional engineering services has been performed in accordance with the procedures set forth in Columbus City Code, Section 329.14, "Awarding professional service contracts through requests for proposals." Requests for Proposals (RFP's) were received on May 6, 2011 from Arcadis US, Inc., ms consultants, in...
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