Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Finance and Management Director to enter into a contract on behalf of the Office of Construction Management with The Righter Company for small scale renovations necessary to bring certain fire stations in compliance with current building code(s). These renovations include electrical, plumbing, and venting building modifications needed for the installation of commercial grade washers and dryers. The future acquisition and installation of these washers and dryers will be conducted by the Division of Fire to provide operational continuity and to ensure compliance with the collective bargaining agreement between the City and the IAFF Local 67. These small scale renovations will be conducted at the following Division of Fire locations: Fire Station No. 5, 211 McNaughten Road; Fire Station No. 7, 1425 Indianola Avenue; Fire Station No. 8, 1240 East Long Street; Fire Station No. 12, 3200 Sullivant Avenue; Fire Station No. 13, 309 Arcadia Avenue; Fire Station No. 21, 3294 East Main Street; Fire Station no. 26, 5333 Fisher Road; Fire Station No. 30, 3555 Fishinger Boulevard; and Fire Station No. 31, 5303 Alkire Road.
Formal bids were solicited and the city received two bids on May 9, 2017 as follows (0 FBE, 0 MBE):
The Righter Company $83,990.00
2K General Company $160,000.00
The Office of Construction Management recommends the bid be made to the most responsive and responsible bidder, The Righter Company.
The Righter Company Contract Compliance No. 31-10889208, expiration date February 18, 2018.
Fiscal Impact: This ordinance authorizes the expenditure of $83,990.00 from the Safety Voted Bond Fund with The Righter Company for small scale electrical, plumbing, and venting renovations at various fire stations for the Division of Fire. The Department of Public Safety budgeted $84,000.00 in the capital fund for these expenditures.
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To authorize the Finance and Management Director to enter into a contract, on behalf of the Office of Construction Management, with The Righter Company for small scale renovations at various fire stations; to authorize the expenditure of $83,990.00 from the Safety Voted Bond Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($83,990.00)
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WHEREAS, the Office of Construction Management solicited formal/competitive bids for code-related construction necessary for the replacement of washers and dryers at various fire stations; and
WHEREAS, The Righter Company was deemed the lowest, most responsive, and responsible bidder; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Finance and Management Department, Office of Construction Management, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director to enter into a contract with The Righter Company for code related construction necessary for the replacement of the washers and dryers at various fire stations, 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 Finance and Management Director is hereby authorized to enter into a contract, on behalf of the Office of Construction Management, with The Righter Company for small scale renovations necessary for the replacement of washers and dryers at various fire stations.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $83,990.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary in regard to the action authorized in SECTION 1, is hereby authorized in the Safety Voted Bond Fund, Object Class 06 Capital Outlay, per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 3. That the monies in the foregoing Sections shall be paid upon order of the Director of Finance and Management, and that no order shall be drawn or money paid except by voucher, the form of which shall be approved by the City Auditor.
SECTION 4. That the funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed appropriated, and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 5. That the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes to revise the funding source for all contracts or contract modifications associated with this ordinance.
SECTION 6. 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.