Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a professional engineering services agreement with Chester Engineers, Inc., for the Hap Cremean Water Plant (HCWP) Concrete Rehabilitation Project, in an amount up to $741,300.00, for Division of Water Contract No. 2141.
This Ordinance will establish Condition Assessment and Preliminary Design services for the Hap Cremean Water Plant Concrete Rehabilitation Project. The project goal is to rehabilitate deteriorated concrete and related structural / mechanical items caused by natural deterioration (age), service conditions, and weather (freeze-thaw) conditions. See the attached Information form, Item No. 5 for additional work details.
The Hap Cremean Water Plant is located in the “Rocky Fork/Blacklick” planning area.
2. ECONOMIC IMPACT/ADVANTAGES; COMMUNITY OUTREACH; PROJECT DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS/ADVANTAGES OF PROJECT: This project will rehabilitate deteriorated concrete at the water treatment plant to prevent further and more costly damage that would occur if rehabilitation were postponed. This project is part of the City’s ongoing efforts to maintain a reliable supply of safe drinking water to its customers, which will result in sustainable economic growth well into the future. Public informational meetings are not anticipated for this project. All proposed work is anticipated to occur within the boundaries of the Hap Cremean Water Plant.
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, Section 329, "Awarding professional service contracts through requests for proposals." The evaluation criteria for this contract included: 1. Proposal Quality, 2. Environmental Innovation, 3. Experience of Team, 4. Ability to Perform Expeditiously, 5. Past Performance, and 6. Local Workforce.
Requests for Proposals (...
Click here for full text