Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a professional engineering agreement with Chester Engineers Ohio, Inc. for the Jackson Pike Wastewater Treatment Facilities Equipment Upgrade for Whittier Street Storm Tanks project. As part of the Department’s continuing effort to upgrade facilities, provide efficient, cost-effective operations, and enhance personnel safety, the subject project is being undertaken to upgrade the treatment facilities and controls for the Whittier Street Storm Tanks. The project includes replacing equipment and systems at the treatment facility that is at the end of its useful life, provide continuing operation performance, site safety and security, and provide repairs to concrete surfaces. The professional services contract to be procured will provide criteria, planning, evaluation of alternatives, preliminary design, detailed design, and construction phase services for the project. The design work will include examination of best practicable technology and process options, including operation and maintenance options.
The Design Professional (DP) will begin after the notice to proceed is given. A Business Case Evaluation and Preliminary Design Report will be prepared for the project’s Preliminary Design stage. It is estimated that this stage for the project can be completed in eight (8) months from the date that a notice to proceed is given. The Detailed Design would commence after the Preliminary Design work is approved and a contract modification approved. At the conclusion of the Detailed Design, the construction contract(s) will be bid and awarded. The DP will perform Services During Construction, that include Technical Project Representation (TPR) to interpret contract requirements and to verify the construction Contractor's compliance with the project’s technical requirements, start-up and commissioning assistance, record documentation preparation assistance. Constructio...
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