Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a professional engineering services agreement with HDR Engineering, Inc., for the Norris Drive Area Water Line Improvements Project, in an amount up to $266,936.48, for Division of Water Contract No. 2255.
The purpose of this project is to construct necessary improvements to the water distribution system in the Norris Drive Area. The improvements identified in the scope of work will replace or rehabilitate water lines that have high break histories and require frequent maintenance. This project includes replacing or rehabilitating approximately 8,645 linear feet of 6-inch, and 8-inch water lines.
The community planning area is in the “35 - Northland” and includes the following streets: Norris Drive, Karl Road, Maize Court, Balmoral Court, Sugarmaple Court, White Pine Court, Kilbourne Drive, Commander Lane, Conneaut Court, Echo Road, Echo Court, and Gillespie Court.
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 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, 2. past performance, 3. environmentally preferable consultants, 4. local workforce, and 5. anticipated project...
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