Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Finance and Management Director to enter into contract for the Facilities Management Division with Colvin Gravel Co., Inc., in the amount of $45,000.00 for demolition of the building at 1084 West Broad Street. This building is being demolished in order to provide room for new Fire Station 10. It will be demolished in conformance with LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) standards. The goal is that fifty percent of total waste will be salvaged or recycled. If salvageable, the wood rafters, roof decking, and wood floor joists will be reused in the new Fire Station 10.
Formal proposals were solicited on February 12, 2007. Two firms submitted proposals on February 20, 2007, as follows: (0 MBE, 0 FBE).
Colvin Gravel Co., Inc. $45,000.00
Watson-Shonebarger General, LLC $46,990.00
It is the recommendation of the Finance and Management Department, Office of Construction Management, to award this contract to the most responsive and responsible bidder, Colvin Gravel Co., Inc.
Emergency action is requested so that the contractor will be able to complete this project in a timely manner, thereby allowing construction of the new Fire Station 10 to start more quickly.
Colvin Gravel Co., Inc. Contract Compliance Number 31-4441189, expiration date 02/21/2009.
Fiscal Impact: The total budget for the Fire Station 10 project is $3,315,000.00. Previous ordinances have authorized the expenditure of $636,500.00 for professional services and the purchase of the building at 1084 West Broad Street. The cost of the demolition is $45,000.00.
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To authorize the Finance and Management Director to enter into contract for the Office of Construction Management with Colvin Gravel Co., Inc. for the demolition of the building at 1084 West Broad Street, to authorize the expenditure of $45,000.00 from the Safety Voted Bond Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($45,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the current Fire Station 10 was built in 1896 and is in need of replacement, and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to demolish the building at 1084 West Broad Street in order to build the new Fire Station 10, and
WHEREAS, two firms submitted bids and Colvin Gravel Co., Inc. was the most responsible, responsive, and lowest bidder, 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 contract with Colvin Gravel Co., Inc. for the demolition of the building at 1084 West Broad Street, in order to provide space for the construction of a new Fire Station 10, to be located at 1056 West Broad Street; 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 contract with Colvin Gravel Co., Inc. for the demolition of the building at 1084 West Broad Street.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $45,000.00 or so much thereof that 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: 340112
OCA Code: 644559
Object Level 1: 06
Object Level 3: 6602
Amount: $45,000.00
SECTION 3. 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.