Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: This Ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to modify and increase the Professional Construction Management Services agreement with URS Corporation - Ohio, which provides cost effective construction management, field representation, inspection testing, instrumentation/control design, integration and support services, and services for maintenance of operations during construction for various capital improvements projects for the Water Supply/Technical Support group, for the period of 2011 - 2015.
The original legislation, under Ordinance No. 1386-2010, stated that this agreement would be modified over the 2011 - 2015 period. The first contract was executed in December 2010 to allow the Professional Construction Management Team to perform a constructability review of the Upground Reservoir R-2 Project prior to advertisement for bid in December 2010.
Modification No. 1, under Ordinance No. 0134-2011, enabled the Professional Construction Management Team to perform a constructability review of the Upground Reservoir Raw Water Pump Station and Raw Water Line.
Modification No. 2, under Ordinance No. 0975-2011 enabled the Professional Construction Management Team to perform constructability reviews for various projects, for the remainder of 2011 and the first half of 2012.
Modification No. 3 is to cover Professional Construction Management tasks for the remainder of 2012 and the first half of 2013. Refer to the attached Information file, item number 6, for a description of these projects.
It is anticipated annual contract modifications will be submitted for Council approval in the middle of 2013 to cover Professional Construction Management tasks for the next 12 month period, and annually thereafter for the duration of the five year contract period.
1.1 Amount of additional funds to be expended: $6,854,740.00
Original Contract Amount: $ 200,000.00 (EL011123)
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