Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into an engineering agreement with Resource International, Inc. for the Compost Facility Leachate Basin Improvement Project, CIP#650759-100000. It is the objective of the City to mitigate overflows of the Compost Facility Leachate Basin and to provide an adequate outlet for waste effluent from the Compost Facility Administrative Building.
The Compost Facility Leachate Basin Improvement Project involves consulting services to ensure that the Compost Facility operates at an appropriate level of service (LOS) by completing the following tasks: 1) evaluate the level of service of the newly upgraded drainage system; 2) devise augmentations to the new drainage system to ensure this system operates at an appropriate level of service; and 3) evaluate the condition and operability of the existing sanitary forcemains and associated pump stations to ensure that the risk in the operations is managed to an appropriate level of service. The Consultant shall produce all bid documents required to successfully bid and construct accepted recommended alternatives. Lastly, the Consultant shall provide all engineering-during-construction activities required such as shop drawing review and construction conflict mitigation.
2. THE PROJECT TIMELINE: There will be a twelve month monitoring period of rainfall and stormwater flow metering followed by an eighteen month study and design phase for this project (total period of 30 months).
3. PROCUREMENT: In accordance with the procedures set forth in Columbus City Code, Section 329.14 for RFP's, the City received three (3) RFP's on November 22, 2013 for the Compost Facility Leachate Basin Improvement Project. After careful consideration of proposal quality, experience of the team’s personnel, experience of the prime contractor, and local workforce, Resource International, Inc. was awarded the contract.
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