City of Columbus - File #: 0966-2014

• File #: 0966-2014
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 4/21/2014
• In control: Public Utilities Committee
• On agenda: 6/9/2014
• Final action: 6/11/2014
• Title: To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a professional engineering services agreement with Brown and Caldwell Ohio, LLC, for Preliminary Design Services for the Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant Chemically Enhanced Primary Treatment - Preliminary Treatment Project; to transfer within and expend a total of $1,583,073.00 in funds from the Sanitary Sewer General Obligation Bond Fund, the Sanitary Sewer Revenue Bond Fund, the Sanitary Sewer Build America Bond Fund, the Sanitary Super Build America Bond Fund, and the Sanitary Sewer Permanent Improvement Bond Fund, and to amend the 2014 Capital Improvements Budget to establish sufficient budget authority for this expenditure for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage. ($1,583,073.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/11/2014	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
6/10/2014	1	MAYOR	Signed
6/9/2014	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
6/9/2014	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
6/2/2014	1	Columbus City Council	Read for the First Time

Explanation

1. BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a professional engineering services agreement with Brown and Caldwell Ohio, LLC, for Preliminary Design Services for the SWWTP Chemically Enhanced Primary Treatment (CEPT) project, Preliminary Treatment. This project is one of three projects to provide the Chemically Enhanced Primary Treatment (CEPT) project at the Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant (SWWTP), as approved by the Ohio EPA. The CEPT facilities provide additional plant capacity to treat wet weather flows in excess of 330 MGD.

This project will focus on upgrades and modifications to the Headworks Facility, Solids Handling Facilities, and Plant Control System. This is a contract for professional engineering design services and services during construction (Design Professional, or “DP” services). The initial phase of this contract will consist of Preliminary Design Services for the SWWTP CEPT, Preliminary Treatment.

2. Project Timeline: Detailed Design services will be performed in 2015 when the Preliminary Design Phase has been completed. It is anticipated a future contract modification will be requested for this work. Engineering Services During Construction will be performed in 2017 when the proposed improvements are constructed.

The actual emplacement of the work will be by construction contract. This engineering contract provides detailed design and bidding assistance, along with construction-phase engineering, start-up and commissioning assistance, and record documentation preparation. Construction Management services are being performed by others.

3. Procurement: The Division advertised for request for proposals (RFP) on the City of Columbus's Vendor Services website and in the City Bulletin in accordance with the provisions of Section 329.14 of Columbus City Codes. The Division of Sewerage and Drainage opened the responding proposals on November 8, 2013 from the following companies:

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