Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into professional services contract with Orchard, Hiltz & McCliment, Inc. dba OHM Advisors in the amount of up to $650,000.00 for the Roadway - General Engineering 2023-2 project.
The intent of this project is to provide the City of Columbus, Department of Public Service, with contractual access to additional resources that are necessary to perform professional engineering and survey services as well as provide technical expertise for the Department to complete its capital budget commitments.
The Department of Public Service, Office of Support Services, solicited Requests for Proposals for the Roadway - General Engineering 2023-2 contract. The project was formally advertised on the Vendor Services and Bonfire web sites from October 5, 2022, to November 3, 2022. The city received nine (9) responses. All proposals were deemed responsive and were fully evaluated when the Evaluation Committee met on November 10, 2022. The responding firms were:
Company Name City/State Majority/MBE/MBR/F1/AS1/PHC
PRIME AE Group, Inc. Columbus, OH MBE
OHM Advisors Columbus, OH Majority
Dynotec Columbus, OH MBE
EMH&T Columbus, OH Majority
E.L. Robinson Engineering Grandview, OH Majority
Ribway Engineering Group, Inc. Columbus, OH MBE
DLZ Ohio Columbus, OH MBE
Resource International, Inc. Columbus, OH WBE
GPD Group Columbus, OH Majority
OHM Advisors received the highest score by the evaluation committee and will be awarded the Roadway - General Engineering 2023-2 contract.
Searches in the Excluded Party List System (Federal) and the Findings for Recovery list (State) produced no findings against OHM Advisors.
2. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE
The contract compliance number for OHM Advisors is CC007505 and expires 11/15/2023.
3. FISCAL IMPACT
Funding for this contract is available and appropriated within Fund 7704, the Streets and Highways Bond Fund. An amendment to the 2022 Capital Improvement Budget and a transfer of cash and appropriation is required to establish sufficient budget authority for the project.
4. MINORITY AND WOMAN OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE & SMALL LOCAL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM
This contract was bid with an anticipated City of Columbus MBE/WBE Program goal of 15% as assigned by the City’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI). After ODI’s review of the Utilization Plan and other related information the contractor submitted with their bid response, ODI has approved an MBE/WBE Program goal of 15% for this contract. Failure by the contractor to meet this goal subjects the contractor to the Penalties for Non-Compliance as described in the “City’s Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise & Small Local Business Enterprise Program Manual” and in the “City of Columbus MBE/WBE Program Special Provision” that were part of the bid documents for this contract.
5. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
Emergency action is requested to expedite this contract so additional resources needed to complete capital projects be available as soon as possible, to ensure the safety of the travelling public.
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To amend the 2022 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize the transfer of funds and appropriation within the Streets and Highways Bond Fund; to authorize the Director of Public Service to enter into a professional services contract with OHM Advisors for the Roadway - General Engineering 2023-2 project; to authorize the expenditure of up to $650,000.00 from the Streets and Highways Bond Fund to pay for this contract; and to declare an emergency. ($650,000.00)
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WHEREAS, there is a need to enter into a professional services contract to provide for additional resources to perform professional engineering and survey services as well as provide technical expertise for the Department to complete its capital budget commitments; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Service, Office of Support Services, solicited Requests for Proposals for the Roadway - General Engineering 2023-2 project; and
WHEREAS, OHM Advisors submitted the best overall proposal for this project; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to enter into a contract with OHM Advisors for the provision of professional engineering consulting services described above in the amount of up to $650,000.00; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize an amendment to the 2022 Capital Improvement Budget for the purpose of providing sufficient spending authority for the aforementioned project expenditure; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary for Council to authorize a transfer of funds and appropriation within Fund 7704, the Streets and Highways Bond Fund, to establish sufficient cash to pay for the project; and
WHEREAS, this contract opportunity was submitted to the City’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) for review and assignment of an MBE/WBE goal prior to bidding; and
WHEREAS, this contract was bid with an anticipated City of Columbus MBE/WBE Program goal of 15% as assigned by the City’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI); and
WHEREAS, after ODI’s review of the Utilization Plan and other related information the contractor submitted with their bid response, ODI has approved an MBE/WBE Program goal of 15% for this contract; and
WHEREAS, failure by the contractor to meet this goal subjects the contractor to the Penalties for Non-Compliance; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Service in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director of Public Service to enter into contract with OHM Advisors in order to provide funding for the Roadway - General Engineering 2023-2 so additional resources needed to complete capital projects be available as soon as possible, to ensure the safety of the travelling public thereby preserving the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the 2022 Capital Improvements Budget authorized by ordinance 1896-2022 be amended as follows to establish sufficient authority for this project:
Fund / Project / Project Name / C.I.B. / Change / C.I.B. as Amended
7704 / P531034-100000 / Roadway - Sullivant Avenue - Hague to I70 (Voted Carryover) / $2,287,551.00 / ($300,000.00) / $1,987,551.00
7704 / P530282-100051/ Resurfacing - Resurfacing Projects (Voted Carryover) / $1,381,994.00 / ($350,000.00) / $1,031,994.00
7704 / P531054-100001 / Roadway - General Engineering 2023-2 (Voted Carryover) / $0.00 / $650,000.00 / $650,000.00
SECTION 2. That the transfer of $300,000.00, or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized within Fund 7704 (Streets and Highways Bond Fund), from Dept-Div 5912 (Design and Construction), Project P531034-100000 (Roadway - Sullivant Avenue - Hague to I70), Object Class 06 (Capital Outlay) to Dept-Div 5912 (Design and Construction), Project P531054-100001 (Roadway - General Engineering 2023-2), Object Class 06 (Capital Outlay) per the account codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 3. That the transfer of $350,000.00, or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized within Fund 7704 (Streets and Highways Bond Fund), from Dept-Div 5911 (Infrastructure Management), P530282-100051 (Resurfacing - Resurfacing Projects), Object Class 06 (Capital Outlay) to Dept-Div 5912 (Design and Construction), Project P531054-100001 (Roadway - General Engineering 2023-2), Object Class 06 (Capital Outlay) per the account codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 4. That the Director of Public Service be, and hereby is, authorized to enter into a professional services contract with OHM Advisors at 580 N. Fourth Street, Suite 610, Columbus, Ohio 43215, for the Roadway - General Engineering 2023-2 project in an amount up to $650,000.00.
SECTION 5. That the expenditure of $650,000.00, or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized in Fund 7704 (Streets and Highways Bond Fund), Dept-Div 5912 (Design and Construction), Project P531054-100001 (Roadway - General Engineering 2023-2), in Object Class 06 (Capital Outlay) per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 6. Funds are hereby deemed appropriated and expenditures and transfers authorized to carry out the purposes of this ordinance and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 7. That the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes to revise the funding source for all contracts or contract modifications associated with this ordinance.
SECTION 8. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized to transfer the unencumbered balance in a project account to the unallocated balance account within the same fund upon receipt of certification by the Director of the Department administering said project that the project has been completed and the monies are no longer required for said project.
SECTION 9. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.