Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a professional engineering services agreement with PRIME AE Group, Inc., for the Indianola Facility Improvements Project, in an amount up to $377,000.00, for Division of Water Contract No. 2092.
The Division of Water presently manages administrative and field staff offices at 3500 and 3568 Indianola Avenue. The buildings were constructed in the mid 1950’s and require updating of multiple building systems. The initial phase (evaluation/study) of the project will be two-fold.
The first phase will be to assess the condition of 3500 and 3568 Indianola Avenue to determine improvements needed to the building’s architectural/structural elements and associated systems (electrical, plumbing, HVAC, etc) to bring the buildings up to current standards.
The second phase will be to determine the needs of the users going forward to increase the functionality of the building’s space utilization and distribution.
The work is being performed in the “Clintonville” planning area, on Indianola Avenue, just north of East N. Broadway.
2. FUTURE CONTRACT MODIFICATION(S): The Division of Water intends to modify this agreement to provide for preliminary and detailed design services and services during construction.
3. ECONOMIC IMPACT/ADVANTAGES; COMMUNITY OUTREACH; PROJECT DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS/ADVANTAGES OF PROJECT: Upgrades to the administrative and field office facilities at 3500 and 3568 Indianola will evaluate energy efficient upgrades to the facilities as well as evaluate the option of parking CNG fueled vehicles in the garage and fleet maintenance areas of the building. These have the potential for positive environmental impacts and potential savings for heating efficiency. The exterior façade of the building will be evaluated for water tightness which may result in updates to the building exterior providing for a more appealing facility to the ...
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