Explanation
Background:
Ordinance 1090-2011 authorized the original contract in the amount of $74,800.00. The consultant has been asked to provide additional window design work for Carriage Place, Douglas and Howard Recreation Centers as requested by members of the community.
Principal Parties:
Abbot Studios Architects, LLC
Henry Abbot (contact)
130 E. Chestnut St., Suite 302
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: (614) 461-0101
Contract Compliance #311181520
Contract Compliant through 7/5/13
Subcontractors Listed in Proposal:
Lawhon & Associates, Inc. (FBE)
Fiscal impact:
Funds are contingent on the July 10, 2012 Bond Sale
$8,000.00
Emergency Justification:
An emergency exists in the usual daily operations of the Recreation and Parks Department in that it is immediately necessary to modify said contract so that work may proceed as quickly as possible so that construction can be scheduled with as little impact to the community as possible.
Title
To authorize and direct the Director of Recreation and Parks to modify a contract with Abbot Studios Architects, LLC for professional services related to the Doors, Windows and Floors Improvements 2011 Design; to authorize the expenditure of $8,000.00 from the Voted Recreation and Parks Bond Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($8,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, It is necessary to modify a contract with Abbot Studios Architects, LLC for professional services related to the Doors, Windows and Floors Improvements 2011 Design; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Recreation and Parks Department in that it is immediately necessary to modify the contract with Abbot Studios Architects, LLC sothat construction can be scheduled with as little impact to the community as possible; NOW, THEREFORE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of Recreation and Parks be and is hereby authorized to modify the contract with Abbot Studios Architects, LLC for professional services related to the Doors, Windows and Floors Improvements 2011 Design.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $8,000.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and is hereby authorized from the Voted Recreation and Parks Bond Fund as follows, to pay the cost thereof:
Project 510035-100000 (Facility Improvements) OCA#702035, Obj Level 3 #6681
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 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 10 days after passage if the Mayor neither approves or vetoes the same.