Explanation
Background: This legislation authorizes the Public Service Director to enter into a contract for the Transportation Division in the amount of $85,525.50 for the UIRF Brick Repair 2004 -Schumacher Place project with G&G Cement Contractors, and to pay construction inspection costs up to $25,613.00. This improvement details construction bounded by Livingston Avenue to the north, Parsons Avenue to the east, Whittier Avenue to the south, and Grant Avenue to the west. The streets to have brick repair are: Beck Street, Beech Street, Bruck Street, Columbus Street, Jackson Street, Kossuth Street, Ninth Street, and Stanley Avenue.
The work includes localized brick pavement repair, and other associated work. (See the attached map.) This project was requested thru the Urban Infrastructure Recovery Fund. The Notice to Proceed is anticipated to be issued on or about August 27, 2004. The project is to be completed 75 days after the Notice to Proceed is issued. This project was advertised on the City of Columbus Formal Bid Listing web page, Dodge Reports, and Builders' Exchange. Five bidders/suppliers were solicited (5 majority, 0 minority) and four bids were received (4 majority, 0 minority) and tabulated on May 13, 2004 as follows:
G & G Cement Contractors $ 85,525.50
Columbus Asphalt Paving Inc. $106,777.50
Decker Construction Company $125,930.75
G. Marchi & Son, LLC $221,301.11
Evaluation of the quality contractor criteria conforms the low bidder and therefore award is to be made to G&G Cement Contractors CC# 31-0924129 (expiration 12/18/2005) as the lowest, best, most responsive, and most responsible bidder.
Emergency action is requested for the immediate execution of the construction contract so that the improvement may be completed in the 2004 construction season.
Fiscal Impact: The 2004 Capital Budget contained $250,000 for the Schumacher Place project. Therefore, sum of $111,138.50 is budgeted and available within the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund for this work.
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To authorize the Public Service Director to enter into a contract for the Transportation Division with G & G Cement Contractors for construction of the UIRF Brick Repair 2004 -Schumacher Place project; to authorize the expenditure of $111,138.50 from the Voted 1995, Voted 1999 Streets and Highways Fund for the Transportation Division; and to declare an emergency. ($111,138.50)
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WHEREAS, bids were received and tabulated on May 13, 2004, for the UIRF Brick Repair 2004 -Schumacher Place project; and
WHEREAS, a satisfactory bid has been received; and
WHEREAS, the Transportation Division recommends acceptance of the lowest, best, most responsive, and most responsible bid submitted by G & G Cement Contractors, 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, Public Service Department, in that the contract should be let immediately so that the work may proceed without delay allowing completion in this construction season, thereby preserving the public health, peace, 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 UIRF Brick Repair 2004 -Schumacher Place project in the amount of $85,525.50 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 $25,613.00.
SECTION 2. That for the purpose of paying the cost of the contract and inspection, the sum of $111,138.50 or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized to be expended from 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund, No. 704, Dept./Div. 59-09, Transportation Division, OCA Code 644385, Object Level Three 6631 and project 440005.
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.