Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: This Ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to renew the professional engineering services agreement with CDM Smith, Inc. for the Dublin Road Water Plant (DRWP) UV Disinfection Project, Capital Improvements Project No. 690535-100000, Division of Water Contract No. 2024.
This project will provide UV disinfection at the DRWP which will allow it to operate with a multi-barrier disinfection process (both chemical and physical disinfection).
The original contract provided funds for Preliminary Design Services (Phase I).
Contract Modification No. 1 established funding for Detailed Design (Phase II) and Bidding (Phase III) Services.
Contract Modification No. 2 established initial funding for Phase IV - Engineering Services During Construction (SDC). SDC included technical project representation (TPR) duties, construction phase engineering, start-up and commissioning assistance, training, and record documentation.
Contract Renewal No. 3 (current) will provide the remaining Engineering Services During Construction (SDC) for the project. SDC will also include technical project representation (TPR) duties, construction phase engineering, start-up and commissioning assistance, training, and record documentation.
The Community Planning Area is “99 - Citywide” since the DRWP services several communities.
1.1 Amount of additional funds to be expended: $1,400,000.00
Original Contract Amount: $ 890,276.46 (EL016477)
Modification No. 1: $1,791,000.00 (PO000180)
Modification No. 2: $3,396,500.00 (PO099836)
Modification No. 3 (current): $1,400,000.00
Total (Orig. + Mods. 1-2./Ren. 3) $7,477,776.00
1.2. Reason other procurement processes are not used:
The current consultant is familiar with the project and has completed all the work to date on the current design path. Bidding the work to another consultant will delay the project and will result in higher costs due to bringing the new consultant up to speed on the project a...
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