Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: This Ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to renew the professional engineering services agreement with Ribway Engineering Group, Inc. for the Dublin Road Water Plant Misc. Improvements - Basin Clarifier Rehabilitation Project, Capital Improvements Project No. 690278-100005, Division of Water Contract No. 2199.
Professional Engineering Services (Design Professional or “DP” services) will be provided under this agreement and includes field inspection / condition assessment, design, and engineering services during construction for clarifier improvements for basins 1, 2, and 3.
Work performed to date includes field inspection/condition assessment, preliminary design services and detailed design services, and bidding services. Detailed design services also included preparation of construction contract documents for the improvements recommended in the Preliminary Design Report (PDR).
This Contract Renewal (No. 2) will provide Initial Engineering Services During Construction.
Since the Dublin Road Water Plant serves multiple communities across Columbus the planning area is “99 - City wide”.
1.1 Amount of additional funds to be expended: $1,400,000.00
Original Agreement Amount: $ 556,700.00 (PO107378)
Renewal #1: $1,450,018.00 (PO188716)
Renewal #2 (current): $1,400,000.00
Total (Orig. + Rens. 1-2) $3,406,718.00
Renewal #3 (estimated, future): $1,400,000.00
$4,806,718.00
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 and put the City at risk of not meeting water treatment goals due to aging infrastructure, equipment and appurtenances.
1.3. How cost of renewal was determined:
The Consultant prepared an estimate based on the scope o...
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