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Council approves water, sewer and transmission upgrades and raises industrial pretreatment fine cap
Summary
Council approved engineering and construction contracts for Southerly Water Reclamation Plant switching station design, Barnett Road storm-sewer and water-main work, transmission-circuit upgrades and modifications to an Oracle licensing contract; council also amended code to raise maximum pretreatment administrative fines from $5,000 to $10,000.
The Public Utilities and Sustainability Committee brought several infrastructure ordinances to council Monday night, which the council approved.
Council authorized a professional engineering services contract with Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. for preliminary design of switching-station replacements at the Southerly Water Reclamation Plant, contingent on Ohio Water Development Authority loan approval and authorizing $4,622,182 from the sanitary revolving loan fund for the contract. The project is intended to prepare the plant for future power distribution needs, increase reuse capacity and support a new cogeneration facility while relocating a power substation inside the 100-year floodway.
The council also approved a construction contract with Kenmore Construction Company for Barnett Road storm-sewer improvements and upgrades to the Barnett Road water-main; that contract was authorized at $4,952,844.68, contingent on OWDA loan approvals as noted in the ordinance.
An amendment and extension of a contract with GPD Group for the 69-2 circuit improvements was approved to upgrade about 8.3 miles of 50-year-old transmission circuit to reduce service interruptions and accommodate additional current expected from a planned solar field; the modification authorized up to $1,153,133.82 from the electricity bond fund.
Council also approved a modification and extension of the city’s contract with Oracle America Inc. for licensing and cloud services tied to the customer information systems replacement project, authorizing $461,612.27 across public utilities operating funds. Council members emphasized continuity while the department transitions to a replacement customer information system.
Finally, council amended Columbus City Code chapter 11.45 to update the industrial pretreatment program enforcement response plan and clerical revisions across the chapter. The ordinance increased the maximum administrative fine for pretreatment violations from $5,000 to $10,000 and changed the program name to “industrial pretreatment program.”
