Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Finance and Management to associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with the Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreement for the purchase of general contracting for general contracting for maintenance, service, repairs, and renovations for the Division of Facilities Management. These suppliers will provide repair services, as well as small-scale renovation services for city facilities under the purview of the Facilities Management Division.
Suppliers:
Marker, Inc. dba Marker Construction Vendor Number #006989 Exp. 9/27/2026
Old Fashioned LLC Vendor Number #006059 Exp. 2/12/2026
The Righter Co., Inc. Vendor Number #006059 Exp. 10/25/2025
2KGeneral Co. Vendor Number #005739 Exp. 8/15/2026
Emergency Justification: Emergency designation is requested to fulfill the immediate need of purchasing general contracting services. This will allow the Division of Facilities Management to continue to secure general contracting for service, repairs, and renovations for various projects of the Facilities Management division, or to provide such services to other divisions who request and are not serviced by the Facilities Management in-house staff.
Fiscal Impact: This legislation authorizes an expenditure of $400,000.00 from the General Permanent Improvement Fund 7748 for small-scale renovation of city facilities under the purview of the Facilities Management Division.
Title
To authorize the Finance and Management Director to associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with the appropriate Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreement for the purchase of general contracting for maintenance, service, repairs, and renovations, with Marker, Inc. dba Marker Construction, Old Fashioned LLC, The Righter Co., Inc. and 2K General Co. for the Division of Facilities Management; to authorize the expenditure of $400,000.00 from the General Permanent Improvement Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($400,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office has established Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreements for the purchase of general contracting for maintenance, service, repairs, and renovations with Marker, Inc. dba Marker Construction, Old Fashioned LLC, The Righter Co., Inc. and 2K General Co.; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management to associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with the Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreements; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the expenditure of funds within the General Permanent Improvement Fund; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Finance and Management in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director of Finance and Management to associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with the appropriate Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreements for the purchase of general contracting for maintenance, service, repairs and renovations without delay, to allow the Division of Facilities Management to continue to provide general contracting services for various projects, all for the immediate 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 Finance and Management be and is hereby authorized to associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with the appropriate Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreements for the purchase of general contracting for maintenance, service, repairs, and renovations with Marker, Inc. dba Marker Construction, Old Fashioned LLC, The Righter Co., Inc. and 2K General Co.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $400,000.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary in regard to the action authorized in Section 1, be and is hereby authorized and approved per the accounting codes in the funding attachment to this ordinance.
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 remaining for this project account to the unallocated balance account within the same fund upon receipt of proper notification from the Department of Finance and Management that the project has been completed and the monies are no longer required for this 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 (10) days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.