Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to modify to extend the term of the agreement from December 31, 2023 until December 31, 2024, with ATC Group Services LLC, to continue to provide lead risk assessments and lead clearance to sustain lead-safe housing.
Original $ 45,000.00 PO209523
Mod 1 $ .00 Ord. 0466-2020 PO222097
Mod 2 $ 50,000.00 Ord. 0759-2022 PO320741
Mod 3 $ 90,000.00 Ord. 2863-2022 PO359917
Mod 4 .00
Total $185,000.00
The Lead Safe Columbus Program works to identify lead based paint hazards in homes built before 1978 within the City of Columbus prioritizing families with children under the age of six (6) years old living in the home. In order to identify and abatet those lead based paint hazards we need to work with licensed risk assessors. The licensed risk assessors complete a full lead based paint risk assessment using a specialized XRF gun to determine where lead based paint hazards are and if they are in a condition to need repair. The licensed risk assessors are responsible for creating the work specifications that determine which lead based paint hazards should be addressed and what abatement method to use. Once the work is completed by a licensed lead abatement contractor the licensed risk assessors’ returns to the property to complete a dust wipe sampling to ensure that all hazards have been properly abated and cleaned. Once the samples are collected and sent for testing and determined to be cleared the licensed risk assessor will give a clearance followed by a clearance report that is provided to the homeowners stating all the hazards were abated and cleared during the time of the clearance testing and methods on how to maintain the abatement methods.
This modification will extend the term of the contract to continue to provide assessment and clearance services as authorized per the Lead Hazard Reduction Grant through December 31, 2024.
Emergency action is needed to assure that services are continued to be provided and that the term of the contract will align with the grant period. This modification is also needed as an emergency to assure that it is fully executed prior to the City financial system being closed for year-end processing.
FISCAL IMPACT: No additional funding is necessary.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE: the vendor number is 008456 and expires 9/19/2024.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to modify the contract with ATC Group Services LLC to extend the term of the agreement from December 31, 2023 to December 31, 2024 and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the Director of the Department of Development executed an agreement with ATC Group Services LLC for assessment and clearance services; and
WHEREAS, the agreement term needs to be extended in order to expend all of the funds originally appropriated; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exist in the usual and daily operation of the Department of Development to modify the contract to assure that services are continued to be provided so that the term of the contract will align with the grant period. This modification is also needed as an emergency to assure that it is fully executed prior to the City financial system being closed for year-end processing, all for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety, and welfare; and NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of the Department of Development is hereby authorized to modify the contract with ATC Group Services LLC (PO3559917) to extend the contract term to December 31, 2024, in order to align with the period of performance of the grant and to expend all of the funds.
SECTION 2: 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.