Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: This Ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to modify and increase the professional engineering services agreement with AECOM Technical Services (fka URS Corporation - Ohio) for the Parsons Avenue Water Plant (PAWP) Concept Plan Update Project, Capital Improvements Project No. 690539-100000, Division of Water Contract No. 2060.
This project will update the current PAWP Concept Plan document and evaluate activities within the general vicinity of the PAWP Wellfield. It will also include evaluation of the proposed wellfield expansion site in Pickaway County, locating potential new well sites in Franklin County, and examining the benefits and risks of using the City’s current wells versus becoming a surface water plant.
Property acquisition efforts have been challenging due to market conditions and a lack of willing sellers. As a result, the DOW’s property search activities have been taking longer than originally anticipated, which has extended the time frame for needing support from this consultant team. A modification to the contract is needed to extend the contract through July 2023 to allow it to support ongoing property acquisition efforts.
Work under this contract modification will include well site evaluation services, which may include developing figures and other information to support City discussions with land owners, groundwater modeling, geotechnical investigations, installation of monitoring wells, water quality sampling and testing, and well pump testing.
Community Planning Area: “99 - Citywide”
This Ordinance will also authorize the renewal of past, present, and future contracts and purchase orders with URS Corporation - Ohio, FID #34-0939859 to AECOM Technical Services, Inc., FID #95-2661922.
1.1 Amount of additional funds to be expended: $500,000.00
Original Contract Amount: $ 897,900.00 (EL016521)
Mod. 1 (current): $ 500,000.00
Total (Orig. + Mod. 1): $1,397,900.00
1.2. Reason other p...
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