Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into professional services contract with Prime AE, Inc. in the amount of up to $199,996.72 for the UIRF - Far South Engineering 2017 project.
The intent of this project is to provide the City of Columbus, Department of Public Service, with continuing, contractual access to additional resources that are necessary to perform various professional engineering, survey, and technical expertise for the department to implement projects for the Department of Development through the City’s Urban Infrastructure Recovery Fund (UIRF) program.
The Department of Public Service, Office of Support Services, solicited Requests for Proposals for the UIRF - South Linden Sidewalks 2017, CIP 440005-100070; UIRF - Far South Engineering 2017, CIP 440005-100071; and UIRF - Sidewalks and Roadway Improvements 2017, CIP 440005-100072 Contracts. One RFP was issued for three projects with the intention of awarding the three projects to three companies. The project was formally advertised on the Vendor Services web site from July 11, 2017, to August 10, 2017. The City received seventeen (17) responses. All proposals were deemed responsive and were fully evaluated when the Evaluation Committee met on August 23, 2017. The responding firms were:
Company Name City/State Majority/MBE/MBR/F1/AS1/PHC
Prime AE Columbus, OH AS1
Strand Columbus, OH Majority
JMT Columbus, OH ...
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