Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to modify a contract on behalf of the Office of Construction Management with Messer Construction Company for the 111 North Front Street Building and Garage Project. This project involves the construction of a new office building to be located at 111 North Front Street and a new parking garage to be located at 141 North Front Street; for which the initial contract was authorized via Ordinance 1792-2015.
As part of the garage a shared use bike hub is to be constructed, minimally for employees, and hopefully for others. Though final determinations have not been made, the goal of the shared use bike hub is for it to also be open to the public - not only a place to securely store a bicycle while not in use, but also a location to learn about topics such as how to safely ride a bike, routes and options available to cyclists, and information regarding upcoming bikeway projects. The facility will serve an important purpose in supporting mode shift resulting in reduced roadway congestion, increased safety, and improved air quality. Users of the shared use bike hub may be able to access a variety of services such as secure short- and long-term bike parking, showers, wash-rooms, and possibly maintenance services and locker facilities.
Emergency action is requested so that appropriate funding can be allocated and the project can proceed without delay.
Messer Construction Company Contract Compliance No. 31-0740877, expiration date 06/27/16.
Fiscal Impact: The original amount for this contract was $73,750,000.00. With this contract modification, the revised contract amount becomes $74,104,000. This legislation will also amend the 2015 Capital Improvement Budget and transfer funds between projects within the Construction Management Taxable Bonds Fund.
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To amend the 2015 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize the City Auditor to transfer funds within the Construction Management Taxable Bonds Fund; to authorize the Finance and Management Director to modify a contract, on behalf of the Office of Construction Management, with Messer Construction Co. for construction of a shared use bike hub at the 111 North Front Street Building and Garage Project; to authorize the additional expenditure of $354,000 from Construction Management Taxable Bonds Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($354,000.00)
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WHEREAS, it is necessary to amend the 2015 Capital Improvement Budget and to transfer cash between projects within the Construction Management Taxable Bonds Fund; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Finance and Management, Office of Construction Management, desires to modify a contract with Messer Construction Co. for the construction of a shared-use bike hub to be located at the 111 North Front Street Building and Garage Project; and
WHEREAS, this bike hub will serve an important purpose in supporting mode shift resulting in reduced roadway congestion, increased safety, and improved air quality; and
WHEREAS, due to the shared-use nature of the bike hub, it is necessary to use taxable bond proceeds to fund construction; and
WHEREAS, funding for the bike hub construction is available from the Construction Management Taxable Bonds Fund; 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 modify a contract with Messer Construction Co. so that the project and associated construction can proceed without delay, thereby, preserving the public health, 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 modify a contract, on behalf of the Office of Construction Management, with Messer Construction Co. for construction of a shared use bike hub located at the 111 North Front Street Building and Garage Project.
SECTION 2. That the 2015 Capital Improvement Budget be amended as follows:
Fund 732
Project Number / Project / Current CIB Authority / Amendment Amount / Revised CIB Amount
570030-100120/Facility Renovations - Various [Unvoted Carryover]/$600,000/($354,000)/$246,000
570066-100000/111 North Front Street - New Building Construction [Unvoted Carryover] /$0/$354,000/$354,000
SECTION 3. That the transfer of cash and appropriation within the Construction Management Taxable Bonds Fund be authorized as follows:
FROM:
Fund/Project / Project Name / O.L. 01-03 Code / OCA / Amount
732/570030-100120/Facility Renovations-Various/06-6604/732120/$354,000.00
TO:
Fund/Project / Project Name / O.L. 01-03 Code / OCA / Amount
732/570066-100000/111 North Front Street - New Building Construction /06-6604/732066/$354,000.00
SECTION 4. That the expenditure of $354,000.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary in regard to the actions authorized in Section 1, be and is hereby authorized and approved as follows:
Dept/Div: 45-50
Fund: 732
Project: 570066-100000
OCA: 732066
Object Level 1: 06
Object Level 3: 6604
Amount: $354,000.00
SECTION 5. 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 6. 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 7. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized to transfer the unencumbered balance in a project account to the unallocated balance account within the same fund upon receipt of certification by the Director of the Department administering said project that the project has been completed and the monies are no longer required for said project.
SECTION 8. That for 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.