Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: This Ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to renew the professional engineering services agreement with URS Corporation - Ohio for the Mound Street Booster Station Improvements Project, Capital Improvements Project No. 690459-100000, Division of Water Contract No. 2029.
Under the original agreement, URS Corporation prepared a complete set of drawings and contract documents for the demolition of the existing station and the construction of a new booster station on a proposed site adjacent to the existing booster station site. Construction is ongoing and scheduled for an October 2018 completion date.
This Contract Renewal (No. 1) is for the Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Ready process which provides for the O&M personnel to be fully informed and have the necessary information to immediately begin O&M on equipment upon turnover to the City. The Consultant’s responsibilities for the O&M ready process will include gathering all necessary O&M data and inputting data into spreadsheets/templates so that information can be imported into Department of Public Utilities’ Oracle WAM computerized maintenance management system.
This project is located in the Hilltop Community Planning Area.
1.1 Amount of additional funds to be expended: $38,727.00
Original Contract Amount: $241,985.63 (EL015129)
Renewal No. 1 (current): $ 38,727.00
Total (Orig. + Renewal No. 1) $280,712.63
1.2. Reason other procurement processes are not used:
URS Corporation is reviewing all construction submittals including operation & maintenance manuals. Their knowledge of the project and involvement since the planning stage allows for the most efficient completion of this work. This renewal was fully anticipated and explained in the original legislation under Ordinance No. 2362-2013.
1.3. How cost of renewal was determined:
A cost estimate, including labor hours, was provided by th...
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