Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a professional engineering services agreement with DLZ Ohio, Inc. for the Northwest Stormwater Study Project, in an amount up to $1,814,784.00, for Division of Sewerage & Drainage, Stormwater Section CIP No. 611721-100000.
The study area experiences significant flooding and drainage issues during large storms. This also exacerbates inflow and infiltration into the sanitary sewer system, leading to overflows and water in basements. The work includes records research, field reconnaissance, building a computerized model to analyze the storm water drainage systems, identification of deficiencies in the existing system and development of alternatives to correct the deficiencies.
This project is located in the Northwest community planning area (Area 34).
FUTURE MODIFICATION(S): It is anticipated that there will be future renewal modifications for this project.
TIMELINE: The total term of the engineering agreement shall be for one (1) year. The project is anticipated to be completed by May 2022.
ECONOMIC IMPACT/ADVANTAGES; COMMUNITY OUTREACH; PROJECT DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS/ADVANTAGES OF PROJECT: This project provides a benefit by providing alternatives to mitigate street flooding within the project area. Increasing capacity and mitigating street flooding will also decrease the inflow and infiltration into the sanitary sewer system, which leads to overflows and water in basements.
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. Proposals were opened on May 29, 2020. The Department received five (5) proposals from DLZ Ohio, Inc.; Prime AE,; HDR; Korda Nemeth; and Dynotec. An evaluation committee reviewed the proposals and scored them based on the criteria within Columbus City Code Section 329. The Department...
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