Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into an engineering agreement with Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. for the Big Walnut Trunk Extension Phase 2 project, CIP number 650033-100002. This project will design the final extension of the Big Walnut Sanitary Trunk Sewer north of Central College Road and east of Hoover Reservoir. This project will provide sanitary sewer service for the rapidly developing area between Hoover Reservoir and New Albany, north of State Route 161.
The purpose of this project is to provide the detailed design, specifications, contract documents, Geotechnical Baseline Report (GBR) and other reports required for the construction of the Big Walnut Trunk Sewer Extension Phase 2 from its existing 72-inch terminus. It is anticipated that the project will begin upstream of the existing Shaft #4 and proceed generally in a northerly direction towards Lee Road and then in an easterly direction along Walnut Street to the vicinity of Harlem Road as shown on Exhibit E from the Big Walnut Sanitary Trunk Extension Part 6F1, Final Design Report version 3.0 as prepared September 2000 by Dodson Stilson. The design contract will be broken into multiple phases and will be modified for each phase. There will also be a future modification for engineering services during construction.
Original Contract: $1,241,262.13
Design Modification #1 $1,071,635.19
Design Modification #2 $2,839,941.17
Construction Services Mod #1 $1,000,000.00
Construction Services Mod #2 $1,000,000.00
TOTAL $7,152,838.49
2. THE PROJECT TIMELINE: It is anticipated that the contract documents will be signed in late October or early November of 2014. Detailed design is expected to take 3 years to complete. There will be at least 4 contract modifications during the course of the design. Once design is completed it is anticipated that construction will take approximately 2 years to complete.
3. PROCUREMENT: The Divis...
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