City of Columbus - File #: 2453-2018

• File #: 2453-2018
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/4/2018
• In control: Recreation & Parks Committee
• On agenda: 10/15/2018
• Final action: 10/17/2018
• Title: To authorize and direct the City Auditor to set up a certificate in the amount of $450,000.00 for various expenditures for professional architectural, engineering, and construction management services in conjunction with park, trail, and facility capital improvement projects; to authorize the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to enter into multiple professional service contracts; to authorize the transfer of $450,000.00 within the Recreation and Parks Voted Bond Fund; to authorize the expenditure of $450,000.00 from the Recreation and Parks Voted Bond Fund; to waive the competitive bidding provisions of the Columbus City Code; and to declare an emergency. ($450,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/17/2018	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
10/16/2018	1	MAYOR	Signed
10/15/2018	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
10/15/2018	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass

Explanation

This ordinance is to authorize the City Auditor to set up a certificate in the amount of $450,000.00 for various expenditures for professional architectural, engineering, and construction management services in conjunction with park, trail, and facility capital improvement projects. This ordinance will also waive the competitive bidding provisions of Columbus City Code Chapter 329 authorizing the Department of Recreation and Parks to enter into contracts on behalf of the city for the professional services mentioned herein so long as total expenditures under any contract do not exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00).

Background: This legislation will authorize the establishment of an ACPO for the future award of contracts for Architectural, Engineering, and Construction Management Services. Contracts will be awarded to Consultants that have been pre-qualified in accordance with Columbus City Code Sections 329.26 and 329.27. Services that will be provided may include, but are not limited to:
· Architectural Design
· Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing/HVAC Engineering
· Structural Engineering
· Civil Engineering
· Environmental Engineering
· Construction Management and Inspection

The Department of Recreation and Parks solicited Requests for Statements of Qualifications for Professional Architectural/ Engineering Services as well as for Professional Construction Management Services. Multiple contracts will be awarded to various companies that were deemed to be prequalified through the evaluation process. The RFSQ’s were advertised through the City’s Vendor Services web site on July 17, 2018 and received on August 10, 2018. The City received forty (40) total responses for both projects (29 for Architectural & Engineering Services and 11 for Construction Management Services). After review by the Selection Committee, the following companies were deemed prequalified through 2020:

Architecture/Engineering
Abbot Studios (MAJ)
Arcadis Design & C...