Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into an agreement with EMH&T, Inc., for professional engineering services for the South Linden Alleys Lighting Improvements. The purpose of this project is to prepare the detailed design of overhead alleys lighting for South Linden area. The improvements identified in the scope of work will add lighting to the alleys between I-71 and Cleveland Avenue, from Hudson to 11th avenue.
2. ENGINEERING CONTRACT AWARD: Evans, Mechwart, Hambleton, and Tilton, Inc. (EMH&T) was selected in accordance with the procedures set forth in Columbus City Code, Section 329.14, "Awarding professional service contracts through Requests for Proposals (RFPs)". The RFPs were sent out with responses from EMH&T, Advanced Engineering Consultants, LTD (AEC), and Center City International Trucks, Inc. (CCI). The proposals were received and opened on September 21, 2012.
Upon review of this proposal, the bidder was ranked using criteria specified in the City Code, and more specifically: Proposal Quality, Project Schedule, Environmentally Preferable Offeror, and Local Workforce. Based upon these criteria, EMH&T, Inc. was selected for this project. Their Contract Compliance Number is 31-0685594, expires 09/22/13, MAJ.
3. FISCAL IMPACT: This legislation includes a transfer within the Electricity G. O. Bonds Fund to provide sufficient funding for the project, as well as an amendment to the 2012 Capital Improvements Budget to provide sufficient budget authority.
Title
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into an agreement for professional engineering services with EMH&T ; for the South Linden Alleys Lighting Improvements Project for the Division of Power; to authorize the transfer of $14,616.19 within the Electricity G. O. Bonds Fund; to amend the 2012 Capital Improvements Budget and to authorize the expenditure of $166,616.19 within the Electricity G. O. Bonds Fun...
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