Explanation
1.0 BACKGROUND: This Ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to modify and increase the professional engineering services agreement with Burgess & Niple, Inc. for the O’Shaughnessy Dam Hydroelectric Facilities - FERC Independent Consultant Inspection Project, Division of Water Contract No. 2024.
The original contract was to perform an independent inspection of the O’Shaughnessy Dam and Hydroelectric Facility and submit a report to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). This project is in alignment with the Division of Water’s Dam Safety Program. Any corrective measures identified during that inspection were to be designed under a modification to the contract.
This current modification (Number 1) is to address safety issues that were identified in the inspection. See attachment “ORD 3079-2015 Information”, Item No. 9 for a description of work to be performed.
The O’Shaughnessy Dam is located outside the corporate limits of the City of Columbus and does not have an associated planning area.
1.1 Amount of additional funds to be expended: $61,700.00
Original Contract Amount: $130,000.00 (EL016811)
Modification No. 1 (current): $ 61,700.00
Total (Orig. + Mod. 1) $191,700.00
1.2. Reasons additional goods/services could not be foreseen:
The contract modification was anticipated and was identified in the original authorizing legislation, Ordinance No. 0215-2015 as well as the Director’s Information Sheet attached to that legislation.
1.3. Reason other procurement processes are not used:
The work being performed was anticipated with the original authorizing legislation. Ordinance No. 0215-2015 stated that any corrective measures identified during that inspection were to be designed under a modification to the contract. This current modification is to address safety issues that were identified. The proposed future modification is to design improvements likely to be required by FERC following their review of the rep...
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