Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Finance and Management to modify and increase the Office of Construction Management's professional service contract (authorized by Ordinance No. 1088-2005, passed 07/20/2005 in the amount of $213,700.00; modified by Ordinance No. 0938-2006, passed 06/08/2007 in the amount of $40,000.00) with Harris Design Services for the redesign, consulting, and construction administration services in order to produce the new K-9 Facility for the McKinley Avenue Police Complex. This modification is the result of additional scope revisions for a redesign of the kennel area, based upon the operational needs of the Division of Police.
The contract modification is necessary as it will provide for the payment of additional services that exceeded the original base scope.
Emergency action is requested to complete the project design work as soon as possible in order to maintain the identified construction schedule, thereby providing needed public safety services as quickly as possible.
FISCAL IMPACT: The modification amount requested under this ordinance is $29,000.00. The amount of the original contract was $213,700.00. This was modified previously in the amount of $40,000.00. The contract total, including this modification is $282,700.00. Harris Design Services Contract Compliance #31-6568390, expiration date 04/13/2008 MBE.
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To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to modify and increase an existing professional services contract with Harris Design Services, in connection with the new K-9 Facility for the McKinley Avenue Police Complex, to authorize the additional expenditure of $29,000.00 from the Safety Voted Bond Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($29,000.00).
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WHEREAS, there were scope revisions in the architectural and engineering services relative to the original project scope, including research and revisions; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to modify and increase this contract in order to revise the original project design and administer the construction of the new K-9 Facility for the McKinley Avenue Police Complex; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Finance and Management, Office of Construction Management, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director of Finance and Management to modify and increase the existing professional services contract with Harris Design Services; now , therefore:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of Finance and Management is hereby authorized to modify and increase a contract with Harris Design Services for additional design services and construction administration services for the new K-9 Facility for the McKinley Avenue Police Complex.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $29,000.00, or so much thereof that may be necessary in regard to the action authorized in Section 1, is hereby authorized and approved as follows:
Division: 30-03
Fund: 701
Project: 330021
OCA Code: 644476
Object Level 1: 06
Object Level 3: 6620
Amount: $29,000.00
SECTION 3. 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 4. 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 or vetoes the same.