Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a professional engineering services agreement with OHM Advisors for the Inflow Redirection - Noble & Fourth Project, CIP # 650790-100000. This project involves the installation of approximately 525 linear feet of new storm sewer along Noble Street, between Fourth Street and Fifth Street, for the purposes of re-directing public sources of inflow from approximately six (6) acres of the Noble and Fourth sewer-shed. This inflow re-direction is intended to reduce the number of CSO events occurring at this location.
2. PROCUREMENT: 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 three (3) proposals on March 2, 2018 from the following companies:
Name C.C. No. Exp. Date Vendor# City/State Status
OHM Advisors 38-1691323 | 01/02/2020 | 007505 Columbus, OH MAJ
Korda Engineering 31-0922991 | 05/24/2019 | 004467 Columbus, OH MAJ
Hatch-Chester (Ohio) 20-2401674 | 04/17/2019 | 001157 Columbus, OH MAJ
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 OHM Advisors.
3. Project Timeline: The estimated project completion date is July 2020.
4. Contract Compliance No.: 38-1691323 | MAJ | Exp. 01/02/2020 | Vendor # 007505
5. Economic / Environment Impact: The work completed as part of this project is a portion of the overall Blueprint Plan response to the Consent Order to minimize the sanitary sewer overflows within the City's system.
6. Fiscal Impact: This legislation authorizes a transfer within of $254,373.68 and the expenditure...
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