Explanation
The Transportation Division is responsible for maintaining the City's roadway system in a safe manner. This ordinance authorizes the Public Service Director to enter into contract for guardrail and fence repair. Occassionally, the Transportation Division must restore accident and damage locations to their original conditions by replace deteriorating guardrails and fencing as well as installing new structures. This project was bid in compliance with the Columbus City Code and advertised in the Columbus City Bulletin. Three bids were received and tabulated on February 5, 2004, as follows:
Company / Bid Amount / Majority / Minority
M.P. Dory Company $182,897.50 Majority
Lake Erie Construction Company $233,870.00 Majority
Nationwide Fence and Supply $319,549.80 Minority
It is the recommendation of the Transportation Division to award the contract for guardrail and fence repair to M.P. Dory Company (contract compliance number 31-1115885 expiring on January 30, 2006) as the lowest, best, most responsive, and most responsible bidder.
Emergency action is requested to allow this work to get underway as soon as possible to eliminate dangerous existing conditions in order to promote motorist and pedestrian safety.
The Transportation Division has budgeted $ 180,000.00 in the 2004 Municipal Motor Vehicle License Tax fund for guardrail and fence repair. The Division spent $245,000 in 2002 and $180,000 in 2003 on guardrail and fence repair.
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To authorize the Public Service Director to enter into contract for the Transportation Division with M.P. Dory Company for the Guardrail and Fence Repair - 2004 project; to authorize the expenditure of $182,897.50 from the Municipal Motor Vehicle License Tax Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($182,897.50)
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WHEREAS, the Transportation Division is responsible for maintaining the City's roadway system in a safe manner; and
WHEREAS, guardrail and fence repair projects are needed to restore accident and damaged locations, replace deteriorating structures, and install new structures; and
WHEREAS, bids were received and tabulated on February 5, 2004 by the Transportation Division for the Guardrail and Fence Repair - 2004 project and a satisfactory low bid was received; and
WHEREAS, the Transportation Division recommends acceptance of the lowest and most responsive and responsible bid received from M.P. Dory Company, and
WHEREAS, funds are budgeted and available for this expenditure; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Public Service Department, Transportation Division, in that the contract should be let so that the work may proceed without delay to eliminate existing dangerous conditions in order to promote motorist and pedestrian safety, 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 hereby is authorized to enter into contract for the Guardrail and Fence Repair - 2004 project with M.P. Dory Company, 2001 Integrity Drive South, Columbus, Ohio 43209 in accordance with the applicable specifications and plans on file in the office of the Transportation Administrator, which are hereby approved.
SECTION 2. That for the purpose of paying the cost of the contract, the sum of $182,897.50 or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized to be expended from Fund 266, the Municipal Motor Vehicle License Tax Fund, Department No. 59-09, Transportation Division, Object Level One Code 03, Object Level Three Code 3375 and OCA Code 599115.
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.