Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This Ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to renew and increase the Professional Construction Management services contract with Black & Veatch for the Lower Olentangy Tunnel project, CIP 650724-100000, in an amount up to $4,933,165.65, to pay for services while construction on the project continues.
Professional Construction Management (PCM) services are needed to ensure the requirements and specifications of the project design are followed and that the City receives an end product capable of providing the intended function. Existing City staff is not adequate to devote multiple qualified personnel full-time to management of the project construction activities so this work is contracted. Work performed under this contract includes full-time construction inspection, project coordination, reporting, budgeting, scheduling, document tracking, startup coordination, and other related tasks to ensure the City receives a quality product in conformance with the contract documents and project objectives of the Lower Olentangy Tunnel project. This planned renewal will add funds to continue PCM work for portions of years three and four of the contract.
Much of the project alignment generally follows Olentangy River Road. The Community Area for this project is “99-Citywide” since the project spans more than one Community Area.
1.1 Future Renewals/Modifications: The original agreement anticipated a contract term of approximately seven years, Ordinance No. 0247-2021. Originally there were four planned renewals over the seven years. Additional construction work was added to the project after the PCM contract was awarded. A fifth renewal will be needed to fund the additional PCM work needed for the added construction.
1.2 Amount of additional funds to be expended: $4,933,165.65
Original Contract $4,174,157.47 (ORD 0247-2021; PO22...
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