Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a professional engineering agreement with DLZ Ohio, Inc. for the Blueprint Near South - Morrill / Ann Area Project, CIP 650870-122171. The scope of work for this project is to perform all the requisite investigations, evaluations, formulations and design work to prepare construction documents for the remediation of inflow and infiltration (I/I), and the improvement of water quantity and water quality within the project area(s) using integrated solutions.
Another aspect of the work for this project is the possible re-purposing of Columbus Land Redevelopment Office (Land Bank), abandoned, and vacant parcels for the implementation of Green Infrastructure (GI). The City wishes to explore viable GI and low-impact development (LID) technologies which could be constructed on these vacant or abandoned parcels/lots within the project area to achieve a stormwater benefit.
PROJECT TIMELINE: The Detailed design is expected to take 1.5-2 years to complete. There will be 2 contract modifications during the course of the design; one to get from draft construction plans through bidding and the second to assist with design related issues during construction and warranty. Once design is completed it is anticipated that construction will take approximately 2 years to complete.
PROCUREMENT INFORMATION: The Division advertised for a Request for Proposals (RFP’s) for the subject services on the City’s Vendor Services website and in the City Bulletin in accordance with the overall provisions of Section 329 of the Columbus City Code. The Division of Sewerage and Drainage received nine (9) proposals on August 4, 2017.
The proposals were reviewed and evaluated by the Proposal Evaluation Committee and determined that the proposal that met or exceeded the qualifications as stated in the RFP was DLZ Ohio, Inc.
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: An emergency designation is not requested at this ...
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