Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to modify a professional services contract with Evans, Mechwart, Hambleton & Tilton (EMH&T) in the amount of up to $370,000.00 for the Roadway - General Engineering 2020 project.
Ordinance 0410-2020 authorized the Director of Public Service to enter into a professional services contract with EMH&T in the amount of up to $250,000.00 for the Roadway - General Engineering 2020 project. The intent of this project is to provide the City of Columbus, Department of Public Service, additional resources to perform professional engineering and survey services as well as provide technical expertise for the Department to complete its capital budget commitments. This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to modify the contract in the amount of $370,000.00.
This is a planned modification that is necessary to add funding for additional design tasks. Design plans, estimates, contract documents, autocad files, reports and supporting information for reports related to the design of the Indianola Avenue Urban Paving project are necessary to complete the project. It was deemed to be more cost efficient to modify the existing contract than to bid this part of the work.
The original contract amount: $250,000.00 (PO215262, Ord. 0410-2020)
The total of Modification No. 1: $370,000.00 (This Ordinance)
The contract amount including all modifications: $620,000.00
Searches in the System for Award Management (Federal) and the Findings for Recovery list (State) produced no findings against EMH&T.
2. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE
The contract compliance number for EMH&T is CC004214 and expires 11/17/2023.
3. FISCAL IMPACT
Funding in the amount of $370,000.00 is available within the Streets and Highways Bond Fund within the Department of Public Service.
4. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
Emergency action is requested to complete the project in ...
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