Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to enter into a contract on behalf of the Office of Construction Management with Abbot Studios Architects Planners for professional architectural engineering consulting services for the programming and renovation of the McKinley complex located at 1355 McKinley Avenue. Employees from the following three agencies will move into this facility:
o Planning and Operations (from 640 Nationwide Boulevard)
o Facilities Management (from 640 Nationwide Boulevard)
o Environmental Abatement (from 640 Nationwide Boulevard)
The scope of the work for the new facility shall include space planning, design, engineering and contract administration services for the programming (multiple departments) for new and renovations of the structures located at 1355 McKinley Avenue.
The selection of the vendor for professional architectural engineering consulting services is in accordance with the competitive bidding provisions of the Columbus City Code. Requests for Statements and Qualifications were sent out and eleven proposals were received (0 FBE, 0 MBE, 1 *ASN): Abbott Studios Architects Planners, MSA, Feinknopf Macioce, Schappa, Architects, Star, MS, RP Architects, Inc., Harris, *DLZ Architecture, Inc., SHP, SEM, and JL Bender, Inc. Architects and Planners.
Emergency action is requested so the relocation of the Central Outpost can occur as necessary to vacate the property on Nationwide Boulevard by fall 2014.
Abbot Studios Architects Planners Contract Compliance No. 31-1181520, expiration date July 5, 2013.
Fiscal Impact: The cost of this contract is $1,069,641.00. Adequate funds are available within the Construction Management Capital Improvement Fund.
Title
To amend the 2013 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize the City Auditor to transfer funds within the Construction Management Capital Improvement Fund; to authorize the Finance and Management Director to enter into a contract ...
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