Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to enter into a contract on behalf of the Office of Construction Management with The Righter Co., Inc. for renovation of the drainage for Fire Station No. 12, 3200 Sullivant Avenue. This project will provide new underground drainage structures and piping to address rain water issues.
Formal bids were solicited and the City received four bids on May 13, 2014 as follows (0 FBE, * 1 MBE):
The Righter Co., Inc. $98,940.00
*McDaniel's Construction Corp, Inc. $99,000.00
Capital Plumbing & Mechanical, Inc. $101,741.93
Columbus Asphalt and Paving, Inc. $118,000.00
The Office of Construction Management recommends the bid award be made to the most responsive and responsible bidder, The Righter Co., Inc.
Emergency action is requested to address this drainage issue so as to prevent foundation damage and erosion.
The Righter Co., Inc. Contract Compliance No. 31-0889208, expiration date January 7, 2015.
Fiscal Impact: This ordinance authorizes a construction contract with The Righter Company in the amount of $98,940.00 to renovate the pavement around Fire Station 12. Funding is available in the Safety Voted Bond Fund. There is no impact on the General Fund for this legislation. This legislation is contingent upon the City's 2014 bond sale.
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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 Co., Inc. for renovation of the drainage for Fire Station No. 12; to authorize the expenditure of $98,940.00 from the Safety Voted Bond Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($98,940.00)
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WHEREAS, it is necessary to renovate the water drainage at Fire Station No. 12, to provide new underground structures and piping; and
WHEREAS, formal bids were solicited and the City received four proposals; and
WHEREAS, the contract will be awarded to The Righter Co., Inc.; 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 Finance and Management Director to enter into a contract to address this drainage issue so as to prevent foundation damage and erosion, 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 Co., Inc. for renovation of the drainage for Fire Station No. 12, 3200 Sullivant Avenue.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $98,940.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary in regard to the action authorized in SECTION 1, be and is hereby authorized and approved as follows:
Division: 30-04
Fund: 701
Project: 340103-100000
OCA Code: 711103
Object Level 1: 06
Object Level 3: 6620
Amount: $98,940.00
SECTION 3. 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 4. 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 5. 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 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.