Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Utilities (DPU) to enter into a professional services contract awarded through the City’s Request for Proposal process with Burgess & Niple for the Asset Management Program Development project, C.I.P. Numbers 650728-100001 and 690509-100001, in an amount up to $1,058,004.71.
DPU is a large, regional utility that provides water, wastewater, and power services to over one million residents in the central Ohio area. The city of Columbus continues to experience growth, both in outlying areas as well as redevelopment in the core parts of the city. In addition to the need to add facilities for growth, DPU faces unprecedented budget pressures due to increasing regulations and aging infrastructure. The Asset Management program will implement policies and procedures that will allow DPU to make optimized operational and funding decisions.
The initial project scope will include the development of an infrastructure Asset Management (AM) plan for all Divisions of the Department of Public Utilities, based on industry best practices. Plan elements will address DPU Levels of Service, Risk Management, and Life Cycle Costing to support Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) prioritization. The initial plan will also offer recommendations on resource needs, including dedicated AM staffing as well as funding needs for plan development and implementation.
It is anticipated that there will be three subsequent phases of work. These recommended scopes of work will be developed and included in the Asset Management Plan submitted in this initial phase.
The Community Planning Areas is “99 - Citywide” as the project will be utilized for the various Divisions of the Department of Public Utilities serving multiple planning areas in the city.
TIMELINE & FUTURE MODIFICATION(S):
The contract for this professional services agreement project is expected to be performed over a period of 48 months from the issuance of...
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