Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a professional engineering services agreement with E.P. Ferris and Associates, Inc., for the Dresden Street Area Water Line Improvements Project, in an amount up to $253,166.00, for Division of Water Contract No. 2114.
The purpose of this project is to construct necessary improvements to the water distribution system in the Dresden Street area between Stelzer Road and Silver Drive, south of McCutcheon Road and north of Camden Ave. The improvements identified in the scope of work will replace or rehabilitate water lines that have high break histories and require frequent maintenance. This project includes replacing or rehabilitating approximately 12,900 linear feet of 6-inch, 8-inch, and 12-inch water lines within the project area.
The project is located within “South Linden” community planning area (as well as smaller parts in North Linden, Northeast, and Near North-University).
2. ECONOMIC IMPACT/ADVANTAGES; COMMUNITY OUTREACH; PROJECT DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS/ADVANTAGES OF PROJECT: The goal of this project is to replace or rehabilitate the existing 6-inch, 8-inch, and 12-inch water lines that have a high break frequency. Replacement of these water lines will improve water service, decrease burden on water maintenance operations, and reduce water loss. The Neighborhood Liaison(s) will be contacted and informed of this project during the design phase. Further community outreach may result through the Neighborhood Liaison Program.
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 and feasibility, 2. past performance, 3. environmentally preferable offeror...
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