Explanation
1.0 BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a construction/demolition contract with S.G. Loewendick & Sons in the amount of $98,854.00; for the Watershed Misc. Imp’s - Misc. Facility Demolition Part 2 Project, Division of Water Contract Number 2149.
The Division of Water owns property with existing structures that are in poor repair and of no use to the Division. This project will properly demolish those structures and restore the property to be utilized for water supply purposes. The locations include: 2074 Weigand Road, Lockbourne, Ohio and 8140 Schott Road, Westerville, Ohio.
Community Planning Areas: 8140 Schott Rd. - “4 - Rocky Fork Blacklick”
2074 Weigand Rd. - “N/A” (Pickaway Co.)
2.0 ECONOMIC IMPACT/ADVANTAGES; COMMUNITY OUTREACH; PROJECT DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS/ADVANTAGES OF PROJECT: One of the structures to be demolished is located on property that was purchased as protected buffer area surrounding the Hoover Reservoir (Schott). The other structure to be demolished is located on property that was purchased for construction of future South Wellfield Expansion (Weigand).
Both of these properties are managed by the Division of Water for support of the water supply for the City’s water treatment plants. An adequate and safe supply of drinking water is an economic driver to the Columbus community. No community outreach was sought in the decision to demolish the unoccupied structures on City property. The demolition will be performed in accordance with all environmental regulations, including hazardous material removal (asbestos) and stormwater pollution projection.
3.0 CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AWARD: The Director of Public Utilities publicly opened two bids on December 7, 2016 from: S.G. Loewendick & Sons - $98,854.00; and B & B Wrecking - $126,500.00.
3.1 PRE-QUALIFICATION STATUS: S.G. Loewendick & Sons and all proposed subcontractors have met code requirements with re...
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