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File #: 3108-2021    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 11/17/2021 In control: Public Utilities Committee
On agenda: 12/13/2021 Final action: 12/16/2021
Title: To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a professional engineering agreement with GPD Group, Inc. for the DOSD Sanitary Pump Station Evaluation and Upgrade Project, CIP# 650660-100000; to amend the 2021 CIB and to authorize an appropriation, transfer within and expenditure of up to $300,000.00 from the Sanitary Sewer PayGo Fund. ($300,000.00)
Attachments: 1. 05. SA Schedule 2A-1 Utilization Form, 2. 17. Director's Legislation Info Sheet, 3. 3108-2021 Funding Template
Explanation

BACKGROUND: This agreement is necessary to provide specialized professional engineering services to evaluate and provide recommendations for the upgrade of DOSD’s sixteen Sanitary Pump Stations. The basic services to be provided under this Agreement by the Design Professional are professional study, planning, and preliminary engineering (as necessary). The objective of this program is to provide holistic assessments and evaluations of DOSD’s Sanitary Pump Stations, identify improvements that are required, generate an Improvement Plan, and summarize the program’s information into a Program Definition document.

The Community Planning Area is 99 - Citywide

PROCUREMENT: The Department of Public Utilities advertised a Request for Proposals (RFP’s) for DOSD Sanitary Pump Station Evaluation and Upgrade Project #650660-100000 on the Vendor Services and Bonfire websites that closed on September 24, 2021. The city received four (4) responses from the following firms: GPD Group, Inc., Hatch Associates Consultants, Inc., Prime AE Group, Inc. and Stantec Consulting Services. All proposals were evaluated in accordance with Columbus City Codes Title 3, Section 329.28, and were scored according to competence to perform, past performance, and understanding of the project approach. Based upon committee review, GPD Group, Inc.'s proposal was selected as the best fit for the needs of this project based upon the criteria.

MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT: The Department anticipates requesting additional future renewals to this contract.

PROJECT TIMELINE: This contract is planned for renewals and will span multiple years, concluding in 2024.

Contract Compliance No.: 34-1134715 | MAJ | 5/20/2023 | Vendor#: 006560

Emergency Designation: Emergency legislation is not requested at this time.

Economic Impact: The performance of these projects’ activities to provide specialized professional engineering services to evaluate and provide recommendations for th...

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