Explanation
1. BACKGROUND:
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a contract with the URS Corporation for purposes of providing professional engineering services in connection with the Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant Center Train Concrete Rehabilitation Project. This legislation also amends the 2004 Capital Improvements Budget.
This project will provide for rehabilitation of the plant's center wet-process train. Improvements include repair of concrete, replacement of steel grating and safety handrail, and evaluation and performance of process equipment upgrades.
In addition, specific improvements to the wastewater treatment plant have been identified in a study produced under the 2005 Wet Weather Management Plan. These improvements will expand the plants' capacity to accommodate higher flow rates during wet weather, as part of the overall program to reduce the occurrences of sewer system overflows agreed to under the City's agreement with the State of Ohio (Consent Order). The portion of those improvements that fall in the immediate area of this project's work are a logical addition to the work of this project, and are included in the scope of work for the proposed engineering contract.
2. PROCUREMENT INFORMATION:
his procurement was conducted in accordance with the Request For Statement of Qualification (RFSQ) process set forth in Section 329.13, Columbus City Codes, 1959. The process was conducted as follows:
a. Written notice of need was made to City Council on October 31, 2003.
b. The RFSQ was published in the "City Bulletin" in consecutive weekly issues from December 13, 2003 through January 10, 2004.
c. All Offeror's were required to obtain an Offeror's Information packet by December 29, 2003.
d. Statements of Qualifications were received on January 12, 2004 from eleven firms; one MBE and no FBE firms submitted a Statement of Qualifications.
e. Five of the firms submitting a Statement of Qualifica...
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