Explanation
Background: In February of 2012, Mayor Coleman announced a program to fight vacant and abandoned property that includes a plan to aggressively target and demolish blighted structures. This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into contracts with five contractors to provide deconstruction, demolition and asbestos abatement services under the program. The companies responded to a Request for Proposal (RFP), SA-004699, and were selected by an evaluation committee as the companies with the best proposals. The posting inadvertently included references to an Invitation to Bid, but the evaluation process listed in the posting was for a RFP under CC 329.12. For this reason, the Department respectfully requests that Council waive the competitive bidding provisions of Chapter 329. The posting clearly defined the process being used to evaluate the proposals and resulted in the submittal of eight responses. The evaluation committee selected five finalists, which were also the lowest priced proposals. The process resulted in the selection of all five finalists with contracts priced lower than what is being charged on current demolition and abatement contracts. The five companies selected and proposed contract amounts are as follows:
Entity Contract Amount
Ransom Company $800,000
Watson General Contracting $800,000
Egner Construction $600,000
Superior Enterprises Unlimited, Inc. $400,000
Bronze Star Contracting, LLC $200,000
Fiscal Impact: Funds are available in the General Government Grant Fund, Moving Ohio Forward Grant.
Emergency Justification: Emergency action is requested in order to complete the work within the timeframe for which the cost e...
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