City of Columbus - File #: 1753-2015

• File #: 1753-2015
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/24/2015
• In control: Public Utilities Committee
• On agenda: 7/27/2015
• Final action: 7/30/2015
• Title: To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a planned modification of the professional engineering services agreement with ARCADIS US, Inc. for the Alum Creek Pump Station Improvements Project; for the Division of Water; to authorize a transfer and expenditure up to $523,694.58 from the Water Works Enlargement Voted Bonds Fund; to authorize the appropriation and transfer of $399,999.42 from the Water System Reserve Fund to the Water Works Enlargement Voted Bonds Fund; to authorize an expenditure up to $923,694.00; to amend the 2015 Capital Improvements Budget; and to declare an emergency. ($923,694.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/30/2015	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
7/29/2015	1	MAYOR	Signed
7/27/2015	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
7/27/2015	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass

Explanation

1. BACKGROUND: This Ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to modify and increase the professional engineering services agreement with ARCADIS US, Inc. for the Alum Creek Pump Station Improvements Project, for the Division of Water Contract No. 1174.

This project entails professional consulting/engineering services for the work associated with the Alum Creek Pump Station. The work to be performed includes the evaluation, design, preparation of bidding documents for construction and installation of renovations and upgrades to the Alum Creek Pump Station facility including, but not limited to: existing pumps & drives, screens, gates and valves, instrumentation & controls, HVAC, electrical systems, and ancillary equipment necessary to operate the pump station in a reliable and sustainable fashion.

The original contract provided funds for preliminary engineering services.

Contract Modification No. 1 provided funds for detailed design services.

This Contract Modification (No. 2) will provide funds for engineering services during construction of the Alum Creek Pump Station Improvements project, for the design of a sanitary sewer to serve the pump station, and for the associated services during construction for the sanitary sewer. This is the final modification to this agreement.

1.1 Amount of additional funds to be expended: $923,694.00
Original Contract Amount: $ 257,592.00 (EL012446)
Modification No. 1: $ 834,588.00 (EL014902)
Modification No. 2 (current): $ 923,694.00
Total (Orig. + Mods. 1-2) $2,015,874.00

1.2. Reasons additional goods/services could not be foreseen:
This contract modification for services during construction was anticipated and explained in the original contract legislation under Ordinance No. 1917-2011 as well as Contract Modification No. 1 under Ordinance No. 1514-2013.

1.3. Reason other procurement processes are not used:
This contract was anticipated to be funded in phases as indicated in the...