Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into contract with two companies to provide trash and debris and light demolition services on City-owned property being held in the Land Bank and to authorize the expenditure of $60,000 from the Land Management Fund for that purpose. Egner Construction (cc# 01-0853960, expires 3/15/13) and Shining Company (cc# 31-1303398, expires 2/14/12) were selected from a pool of seven companies that responded to a formal request for bids (2011 SA004047). These companies were selected based on lowest bid, prior experience, resources and qualifications.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION: Emergency action is requested to avoid the interruption of ongoing property maintenance activities for the Columbus Land Bank Program.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for this purpose was appropriated from the Land Management Fund by Ordinance 1899-2011, passed November 14, 2011.
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To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into contracts with Egner Construction and Shining Company to provide trash and debris and light demolition services on City-owned property being held in the Land Bank; to authorize the expenditure of up to $60,000 from the Land Management Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($60,000)
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WHEREAS, this ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into contracts with Egner Construction and Shining Company to provide trash and debris and light demolition services for the Land Redevelopment Office; and
WHEREAS, Egner Construction and Shining Company were two contractors selected from a pool of seven companies that responded to the request for bids (2011 SA004047); and
WHEREAS, Egner Construction and Shining Company were selected based on lowest bid, prior experience, resources and qualifications; and
WHEREAS, Egner Construction and Shining Company, are a locally owned business and Shining Company is a Minority Business Enterprise company as registered with Equal Business Opportunity Commission Office; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development in that it is immediately necessary to enter into contracts with these companies to avoid the interruption of ongoing property maintenance activities for the Columbus Land Bank Program, all for the 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 enter into contract with Egner Construction and Shining Company to provide trash and debris and light demolition services to the Land Redevelopment Office for parcels held in the Land Bank.
Section 2. That for the purpose stated in Section 1, the expenditure of up to $60,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and is hereby authorized to be expended from the Department of Development, Land Management Fund, Fund 206, Division No. 44-01, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3354, OCA Code 441206.
Section 3. That these contracts are awarded in accordance with Chapter 329.12 of the Columbus City Codes, 1959.
Section 4. 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 passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.