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File #: 2779-2015    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 10/31/2015 In control: Public Utilities Committee
On agenda: 1/11/2016 Final action: 1/14/2016
Title: To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to modify the professional engineering services agreement with Evans Mechwart Hambleton & Tilton (EMH&T), Inc. for the Blueprint Clintonville Weisheimer/Indian Springs Project (Mod #2); to authorize the appropriation and transfer of $533,182.99 from the Sanitary Sewer Reserve Fund to the Sanitary Sewer General Obligation (G.O.) Bond Fund; to authorize the expenditure of up to $533,182.99 from the Sanitary Sewers General Obligation Bond Fund; and to amend the 2015 Capital Improvements Budget. ($533,182.99)
Attachments: 1. Ord 2779-2015 SWIF 650870-2 Mod 2, 2. Ord 2779-2015 2-870 2-Director's Legislation Info Sheet Mod #2
Explanation

1. BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to modify the professional engineering agreement with Evans Mechwart Hambleton & Tilton (EMH&T), Inc. for Blueprint Clintonville Weisheimer / Indian Springs Project (Mod #2), CIP 650870-100002. It is the objective of the City to mitigate overflows of Designed Sewer Relief (DSR) 335 to the 10-year Level of Service (LOS). The City will evaluate and determine if this LOS is best achieved with strictly Inflow &Infiltration (I & I) elimination with Green Infrastructure (GI).

To accomplish this objective, the scope of work for this project will include all the requisite investigation, evaluation, formulation, and design to produce fully independent construction documents for the remediation of inflow and infiltration (I & I), green infrastructure (GI) technologies and other related activities and/or documents necessary for project completion.

The scope of work for this modification is to prepare bid documents, complete project plan alterations, conduct engineering services during construction as well as the two year warranty period and prepare the final record plans. All of this work is to complete the preliminary design, to prepare construction documents for the remediation of I & I, and the improvement of water quantity and water quality within the project area(s) using integrated solutions.

MODIFICATION INFORMATION
1.1. Amount of additional funds to be expended: $533,182.99
Original Contract Amount ($): $ 1,220,773.21
Modification #1: $ 338,787.27
Modification #2: (Current) $ 533,182.99
TOTAL $ 2,092,743.47

1.2. Reasons additional goods/services could not be foreseen:
This was an anticipated modification. It is a planned continuation of the services originally included within the existing contract’s scope of service.

1.3. Reason other procurement processes are not used:
Re-bid of the project under the new requirements will likely result in a high...

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