Explanation
The purpose of this legislation is to authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a planned modification of the contract with Stantec Consulting Services, formally R.D. Zande and Associates, for NPDES Stormwater Permit Wet Weather Monitoring Project for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, Stormwater and Regulatory Management Section. This modification was anticipated and is included in the original specifications of the proposal.
The Director of Public Utilities accepted proposals on July 21, 2006, four (4) proposals were received. The City's latest storm water NPDES permit, issued by Ohio EPA, became effective on June 1, 2006. The permit requires that storm water outfall monitoring tasks associated with this project be initiated six (6) months from the effective date of the permit and continue throughout the City's five-year permit period (2006-2011). The Division entered into contract with R.D. Zande and Associates, Inc., now known as Stantec Consulting Services, for the entire scope of services and associated project implementation for the entire 5-year permit term. The contract period for this modification is through October 31, 2009.
The Division anticipates requesting future additional budget appropriations for this contract through future anticipated contract modifications, which are allowable through contract language and based on funding availability to cover the total overall cost of this project throughout the 5-year contract period.
The purpose of this project is to complete the wet weather monitoring requirements specified in the City's storm water NPDES permit issued by the Ohio EPA. Specifically, the results from this project will attempt to characterize the seasonal types and levels of chemical constituents that are discharged from the City's storm sewer system. Tasks associated with this project include the quarterly collection of in-stream water samples at three locations within the Clover Groff Ditch/Hel...
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