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File #: 3129-2021    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 11/18/2021 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 Hatch Associates Consultants, Inc. for the DOSD’s Stormwater Pump Stations Evaluation and Upgrade Project, CIP# 611660-100000; to amend the 2021 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize an appropriation, transfer within and expenditure of up to $300,000.00 from the Stormwater PayGo Fund. ($300,000.00)
Attachments: 1. 3129-2021 Funding Template.pdf, 2. 3129-2021 Utilization - Schedule 2A-1.pdf

Explanation

BACKGROUND: This agreement is necessary to provide specialized professional engineering services to evaluate and provide recommendations for the upgrade of DOSD’s Stormwater Section’s sixteen Stormwater 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 Stormwater 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’s Stormwater Pump Stations Evaluation and Upgrade #611660-100000 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 Code Title 3, Chapter 329.28, and were scored according to competence to perform, past performance, and understanding of the project approach.

MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT: There are two (2) planned renewals to these projects, January 2023 and January 2024.

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

Contract Compliance No.: 13-6094431 | MAJ | 5/12/2022 | Vendor#: 25646

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 the upgrade of DOSD’s Pump Stations is needed to plan improvements to maintain peak operational performance. If left unpe...

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