Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: The Department of Public Utilities, Division of Sewerage and Drainage, Stormwater Section entered into a professional engineering agreement with Korda/Nemeth Engineering, Inc. for the Marion Road Area Neighborhood Project No. 2, in accordance with Ordinance No. 1138-2012, passed June 25, 2012.
A modification to this agreement was prepared by the Division of Water in order to include design of a water line replacement on Smith Road between Lockbourne Road and Fairwood Avenue, Ordinance No. 0295-2013, passed March 4, 2013.
The Department of Public Service is requesting to modify this contract to include design of sidewalks and resurfacing on Smith Road between Fairwood Avenue and Lockbourne Road. The funding for this portion of the work will be funded with UIRF monies. The UIRF Project was approved by City Council on March 18, 2013.
The work proposed by this contract modification overlaps with the stormwater and water improvements. By combining the work into one project, the professional design services are more economical, and the disruption to the community will be minimized by having all work done under one construction contract.
2. ORIGINAL ENGINEERING CONTRACT AWARD: Korda/Nemeth Engineering, Inc. was selected in accordance with the procedures set forth in Columbus City Code, Section 329.14, "Awarding professional service contracts through Requests for Proposals". Three Requests for Proposals (RFP's) were received and opened on February 24, 2012 from firms having the experience necessary to complete the project: Korda/Nemeth Engineering, Inc., MS Consultants, Inc., and Hockaden & Associates.
Upon review of the technical proposals, the bidders were ranked using criteria specified in City Code, and more specifically: proposal quality, competence to perform required work, project schedule, and local workforce. Based upon these criteria, Korda/Nemeth Engineering, Inc. was selected as the highest-ranked bidder and chosen f...
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