Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into an agreement with PRIME AE Group, Inc., for professional engineering services for the Argyle Drive Area Water Line Improvements Project, in an amount up to $239,843.14, for Division of Water Contract No. 2050.
The project consists of replacing or rehabilitating approximately 12,510 linear feet of 6-inch and 8-inch water lines in the Argyle Drive area. The project area is in South Linden just west of Sunbury Road between Argyle Drive and Woodward Avenue.
2. ECONOMIC IMPACT/ADVANTAGES; COMMUNITY OUTREACH; PROJECT DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS/ADVANTAGES OF PROJECT: The goal of this project is to replace or rehabilitate the existing 6-inch and 8-inch water lines that have a high break frequency. Replacement of these water lines will decrease burden on water maintenance operations and improve water service. The new lines constructed under this project should eliminate the pattern of frequent water line breaks and reduce water loss. The Neighborhood Liaison(s) will be contacted and informed of this project during the design phase. Further community outreach may result through the Neighborhood Liaison Program.
3. BID INFORMATION: The selection of the firm providing the professional engineering services has been performed in accordance with the procedures set forth in Columbus City Code, CHAPTER 329, "Awarding professional service contracts through requests for proposals." The evaluation criteria for this contract included: 1. proposal quality and feasibility, 2. past performance, 3. environmentally preferable offeror, and 4. local workforce.
Requests for Proposals (RFP's) were received on February 6, 2015 from PRIME AE Group, IBI Group, and American Structurepoint.
An evaluation committee reviewed the proposals and scored them based on the criteria mentioned above. The Department of Public Utilities recommends that the contract be awarded to PRIME AE Gr...
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