Explanation
1.0 BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to execute a planned modification to the 2017 - 2019 Construction Administration and Construction Inspection (CA/CI) Services agreement with CTL Engineering, Inc. Funding for this modification will be for the Division of Power’s Alternate 69kV Line to West Substation Project.
Community planning areas: “West Olentangy”, “Hilltop”, “Franklinton” and “Downtown”.
1.1. Amount of additional funds to be expended: $525,719.94
Original Agreement Amount: $1,176,463.19 (PO065668, PO065682, PO065685, PO065689, PO060681, PO060688)
Modification 1 (current) $ 525,719.94
Total (Orig. + Mod. 1) $1,702,183.13
1.2. Reasons additional goods/services could not be foreseen:
This is a three-year agreement for fiscal years 2017-2019 and modifications were anticipated and explained in the original legislation under Ordinance No. 0875-2017.
1.3. Reason other procurement processes are not used:
Terms under the original Request for Proposal (RFP) indicated three firms to provide Construction Administration Services for projects in 2017, 2018, and 2019. The procurement process for selecting CTL Engineering, Inc. was explained in Ordinance No. 0875-2017.
1.4. How cost of modification was determined:
Cost proposals were provided by CTL Engineering, Inc., reviewed by the Division of Power, and were deemed acceptable.
2.0 ECONOMIC IMPACT/ADVANTAGES; COMMUNITY OUTREACH; PROJECT DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS/ADVANTAGES OF PROJECT: The Division of Power does not have the manpower to perform all of the duties necessary to administer and inspect the construction of the 69kv Line. CTL will perform this service. While this aspect of the project, contract administration and inspection, does not necessarily have a positive economic impact, the construction of the 69kv Line will by providing greater reliability to the electric service in the Hilltop area.
3.0 FUTURE MODIFICATION(S): ...
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