Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a professional engineering services agreement with Osborn Engineering Co., for the Varsity Avenue Area Water Line Improvements Project, in an amount up to $254,065.44, for Division of Water Contract No. 2130.
Osborn Engineering Co. will design and prepare a complete set of drawings and contract documents to replace or rehabilitate approximately 8,880 linear feet of 6-inch and 8-inch water lines.
The project is located in the “38 - Olentangy West” Community Planning Area and includes the following streets: Varsity Avenue, Rightmire Boulevard, Faculty Drive, Bricker Boulevard, Shady Hill Drive, Shay Hill Court, Stanhope Drive, and Lambeth Place.
2. ECONOMIC IMPACT/ADVANTAGES; COMMUNITY OUTREACH; PROJECT DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS/ADVANTAGES OF PROJECT:
The goal of this project is to replace or rehabilitate the existing small diameter, 6-inch, and 8-inch water lines that have a high break frequency. Replacement of these water lines will improve water service, decrease burden on water maintenance operations, and reduce water loss. The Neighborhood Liaison(s) will be contacted and informed of this project during the design phase. Further community outreach may result through the Neighborhood Liaison Program.
3. BID INFORMATION: The selection of the firm providing the professional engineering services has been performed in accordance with the procedures set forth in Columbus City Code, Section 329, "Awarding professional service contracts through requests for proposals." The evaluation criteria for this contract included: 1. understanding of project/project approach, 2. past performance, 3. environmentally preferable consultant, 4. local workforce, and 5. anticipated project team.
Requests for Proposals (RFP's) were received on April 12, 2019 from: American Structurepoint, CT Consultants, EMH&T, Osborn Engineering, Pennoni Associates, and ...
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