Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 1/17/2018 - 7:00 PM
Category: SCHOOL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
Type: Action
Subject: 16.7 ASSIGNMENT OF CAPITAL FUND PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES for Lead in Drinking Water Remediation Plan Development and Administration to Eisenbach and Ruhnke Engineering, P.C., the amount not to exceed $50,000. For a term of 365 calendar days.
District Goals:
Enclosure
File Attachment:
Res 15-3 Assign E&R Eng Lead Water Sampling 03-15-2017.pdf
Res 17-10 Award Lombardo Plumb - Lead Remediation 11-15-2017.pdf
Res 17.6 3-16-16 Award E&R.pdf
Rationale: This is to provide third party professional environmental engineering services for the planning and execution of the remediation stage of the “Lead in Water’ abatement program. This includes the replacement or removal of deficient drinking water outlets as identified by the sampling and testing stage of the program in compliance with the “Lead Testing in School Drinking Water” legislation 10-NYCRR Subpart 67-4.

E&R was assigned by the District via Resolution 15.3 at the stated meeting on March 15, 2017 to conduct the sampling and testing stage of the program for a cost of $20,000.00. This was completed in the spring of 2017.

This is a new assignment for E&R under their $ 1 million umbrella requirements Contract 619182 awarded by the Board via Res. 17.6 on January 20, 2016.

E&R’s tasks will include but are not limited to creating a documented and reproducible program to remove and/or replace approximately 500 water outlets found to be “actionable” under the sampling and testing stage of the program. The newly installed outlets will be sampled and tested.

E&R will be directing Joseph Lombardo Plumbing and Heating, a licensed plumber hired by the District via Res. 17.10 dated November 15, 2017.
Funding: B5303CP110818.B17C01.B2046A1620 Local Capital Bonded Fund
Resolution: Ladies and Gentlemen:

WHEREAS: under Resolution 17.6 at the stated meeting on January 20, 2016, the Board of Education authorized the award of a requirements based, professional Environmental Consulting Services contract to Eisenbach & Ruhnke Engineering, P.C. in response to District RFQ317 “Environmental Consulting Services for the School Facilities Management Department” for an amount not to exceed $1 million, and

WHEREAS: work as defined under that contract is required for Lead in Drinking Water Remediation program, 10-NYCRR Subpart 67-4, and

WHEREAS: the response by Eisenbach & Ruhnke Engineering, P.C. to request for proposals issued by the Facilities Department was deemed most advantageous to the District at a cost not to exceed $50,000.00,

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the Superintendent of Schools is hereby authorized to appoint Eisenbach & Ruhnke Engineering, P.C., 291 Genesee Street, Utica NY, 13501 to the task of providing environmental engineering services for the district wide Lead in Drinking Water Remediation program, in compliance with 10-NYCRR Subpart 67-4, in an amount of $50,000 for a term of 365 calendar days.
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
John Carr - Executive Director
Signed By:
Tom Collich - Purchasing Director
Signed By:
Finance Department - Finance Reviewer
Signed By:
Elizabeth Janocha - Deputy Commissioner
Signed By:
John Liszewski - Commissioner
Signed By:
Michael Curti - Corporation Counsel
Signed By:
Dr. Fenix Arias - Manager of Administration
Signed By:
Dr._Andrea_S. Coddett - Deputy Superintendent
Signed By:
Dr. Edwin M. Quezada - Superintendent of Schools
Vote Results:

Original Motion
Member Pasquale Mondesando Moved, Member Kevin Cacace seconded to approve the Original motion 'Ladies and Gentlemen:

WHEREAS: under Resolution 17.6 at the stated meeting on January 20, 2016, the Board of Education authorized the award of a requirements based, professional Environmental Consulting Services contract to Eisenbach & Ruhnke Engineering, P.C. in response to District RFQ317 “Environmental Consulting Services for the School Facilities Management Department” for an amount not to exceed $1 million, and

WHEREAS: work as defined under that contract is required for Lead in Drinking Water Remediation program, 10-NYCRR Subpart 67-4, and

WHEREAS: the response by Eisenbach & Ruhnke Engineering, P.C. to request for proposals issued by the Facilities Department was deemed most advantageous to the District at a cost not to exceed $50,000.00,

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the Superintendent of Schools is hereby authorized to appoint Eisenbach & Ruhnke Engineering, P.C., 291 Genesee Street, Utica NY, 13501 to the task of providing environmental engineering services for the district wide Lead in Drinking Water Remediation program, in compliance with 10-NYCRR Subpart 67-4, in an amount of $50,000 for a term of 365 calendar days.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 8 Nay: 0.
The motion Carried 8 - 0
   
Dr. Rosalba Corrado Del Vecchio     Yes
Kevin Cacace     Yes
Andrea Brown     Yes
Pasquale Mondesando     Yes
Rev. Steve Lopez     Yes
Judith_Ramos Meier     Yes
John Jacono     Yes
Dr._Nader_J. Sayegh     Yes