City of Columbus - File #: 1475-2026

• File #: 1475-2026
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: First Reading
• File created: 5/12/2026
• In control: Public Utilities & Sustainability Committee
• On agenda: 6/8/2026
• Title: To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a contract modification for the Construction Administration and Inspection Services 2026-2028 contract with Hatch Associates Consultants, Inc. for the Velma Avenue Area Water Line Improvements project and for the Construction Administration Services 2026 to 2028 project to add additional funding; to authorize the Director of Public Utilities to apply for and accept a loan from the Ohio Water Development Authority Direct Loan Program for the Youngs Drive Area Water Line Improvements project; to appropriate funds within the Water - Fresh Water Market Rate Fund; to amend the 2025 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize a transfer of cash and appropriation between projects within the Water Bond Fund; to authorize the appropriation and expenditure of up to $1,300,000.00 from the Water - Fresh Water Market Rate Fund and an expenditure of up to $75,000.00 from the Water Bond Fund for the contract; and to make this ordinance continge...
• Indexes: MBE Participation, WBE Participation

Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a contract modification with Hatch Associates Consultants, Inc. for construction administration/inspection services for Department of Public Utilities construction projects bid during the calendar years 2026 through 2028 as part of the Construction Administration/Construction Inspection Services 2026-2028 contracts.

Hatch Associates Consultants, Inc. will perform construction administration/inspection services for Department of Public Utilities Capital Improvement Projects that bid during the years 2026, 2027, and 2028. The contract will be modified as needed throughout the 3-year period to include these projects as they go into construction. Projects are located throughout the City of Columbus.

This modification is for Hatch Associates Consultants, Inc. to perform construction administration/ inspection services for:

• Velma Avenue Area Water Line Improvements, CIP 690236-100138 | $1,300,000.00
The Community Areas = 41 - Northeast, 44 - University District, 45 - South Linden, 48 - Milo-Grogan, 49 - North Central

• CA-CI General Fund (Water), CIP 690549-100016 | $75,000.00
The Community Area for this ordinance will be 99 - Citywide.

1.1. Amount of additional funds to be expended: $1,375,000.00

Original Contract: $379,000.00 (ORD 1149-2026, PO TBD)
Modification #1: $1,375,000.00 (Current)
Total $1,754,000.00

1.2. Reasons additional goods/services could not be foreseen:
This is a three-year contract for fiscal years 2026 - 2028 for which modifications were anticipated pursuant to the original authorizing legislation under Ordinance 1149-2026 to account for future construction projects being assigned to Hatch Associates Consultants, Inc. for inspection services. Those future construction projects were not known when the contract was put into place.

1.3. Reason other procurement processes are not used:
This ...