Explanation
Background: This legislation authorizes the City to enter into a contract in an amount up to $205,334.80 for the Street Furniture project and to pay construction inspection costs up to $20,530.00. This improvement provides bike racks, street trees, litter receptacles, and benches at various locations within the North Market, Short North, Harrrison West, University Commercial Area, and Brewery District. The estimated Notice to Proceed date is May 1, 2006. This project has been given 120 days to complete the construction of the project. The project was let by the Transportation Division and was advertised in the City Bulletin, Dodge Reports, and by the Builders Exchange. Five bidders/suppliers were solicited ( four majority, one minority) and three bids were received (two majority, one minority) and tabulated on March 9, 2006 as follows:
G & G Cement Contractors |
$205,334.80 |
McDaniel's Construction Corp., Inc.* |
$235,587.55 |
Miller Pavement Maintenance, Inc. |
$238,244.93 |
*minority bidder
Award is to be made to G & G Cement Contractors c.c. #31-0924129 (expiring 10/31/2006), as the lowest, best, most responsive and most responsible bidder.
Emergency action is requested to allow immediate expenditure of the necessary funds so that construction may begin on May 1, 2006.
Fiscal Impact: Funding for this project is budgeted within the Transportation Division as part of the Neighborhood Commercial Revitalization Program and is available within the 1995, 1999, 2004 Voted Streets and Highways Fund for this work.
Title
To authorize the Public Service Director to enter into a contract for the Transportation Division with G & G Cement Contractors for construction of the Street Furniture project; to authorize the expenditure of $225,864.80 from the 1995, 1999, 2004 Voted Street and Highway Funds for the Transportation Division; and to declare an emergency. ($225,864.80).
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WHEREAS, bids were received on March 9, 2006, and tabulated on March 9, 2006, for the Street Furniture project and
WHEREAS, the lowest responsible, responsive and best bid was chosen; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to provide for construction inspection costs; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Transportation Division in that the Public Service Director must be immediatly authorized to enter into a contract for the Street Funiture project so that the work may proceed without delay to maximize the current construction season available, thereby preserving the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Public Service Director be and is hereby authorized to enter into a contract with G & G Cement Contractors, 2849 Switzer Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43219, for the construction of the Street Furniture project in the amount of $205,334.80, for the Transportation Division in accordance with the specifications and plans on file in the office of the Director of Public Service, which are hereby approved; to obtain and pay for the necessary inspection costs associated with the project up to a maximum of $20,530.00.
SECTION 2. That for the purpose of paying the cost of the contract and inspection, the sum of $225,864.80 or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized to be expended from 1995, 1999, 2004 Voted Streets and Highways Fund, No. 704 for the Transportation Division, Dept./Div. 59-09, OCA Code 644385, Object Level Three 6631 and project 530058.
SECTION 3. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.