Explanation
1. BACKGROUND:
A. Need. This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a construction contract with Kenmore Construction Company, Inc., for the Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant Primary Clarifiers and Aeration Tanks Improvements project for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage. A loan for these purposes is was approved by the Ohio Water Development Authority (OWDA) on January 31, 2008. This legislation will additionally authorize the appropriation of funds from the OWDA Loan Fund; and authorize the expenditure of funds from the loan for the construction contract.
This is a contract for one of the key, time-critical wastewater plants construction projects in the City's Wet Weather Management Plan (WWMP) program, for the period through 2010. The work in this program is a very substantial group of sewer capital improvement projects (CIPs), both collections systems and treatment works improvements, which have been agreed to by the City and Ohio EPA in order to conform to the requirements of the City's consent orders.
The proposed contract with Kenmore Construction Company, Inc., is for Contract S74. This contract Work consists of the modifications to an effluent splitter control structure, eight preaeration tanks, two primary metering chambers, a primary control building, sixteen aeration tanks, three aeration control buildings, a mixed liquor channel, and a mixed liquor box; construction of two new aeration tanks, expansion of two primary clarifiers; and related demolition, site work and electrical work.
The contract was advertised in the City Bulletin, and bids were received on December 12, 2007, as follows:
1. Kenmore Construction Company, Inc. | Majority Firm | $53,196,098.45
2. C. J. Mahan Construction Company, LLC | Majority Firm | $54,705,072.14
3. Kokosing Construction Company, Inc. | Majority Firm | $55,330,000.00
The Engineer's construction cost estimate was $58,000,000.00
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