Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to modify (Mod #1) and increase an existing service agreement with RAMA Consulting for the Blueprint Columbus Community Outreach project, CIP 650004-100003. The Blueprint Columbus Community Outreach consists of community outreach and education designed to facilitate community understanding of the Blueprint projects. This is the second year of a planned three year outreach effort.
A future modification will be requested for year three for the Blueprint Columbus Community Outreach project. This was a planned modification.
Modification Information:
1.1 Amount of additional funds to be expended: $367,756.80
Original Contract (PO012716) $ 217,013.79
Modification No. 1(Current) $ 367,756.80
CURRENT PROPOSED TOTAL $ 584,770.59
1.2 Reasons additional goods/services could not be foreseen.
The contract modification number one was planned and anticipated, and so stated in the original contract’s legislation. It is a planned continuation of the services originally included within the existing contract’s scope of service.
1.3 Reason other procurement processes are not used:
The funding provided by this contract modification is for continuation of the existing work of the contract. This work was planned for and anticipated within the original procurement, it is not reasonable or cost effective to undertake a new procurement process to acquire these services.
1.4 How cost of modification was determined:
A cost proposal was provided by RAMA Consulting and reviewed by the Office of Sustainability of the Department of Public Utilities and was deemed acceptable.
2. PROJECT TIMELINE: One year (365 days)
3. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: An emergency designation is requested at this time. An emergency designation is required in order to prevent a disruption of community outreach and education. This will allow the outreach project to comply...
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