Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Development Department to amend a contract with The Ransom Company for the demolition of structures found to be unsafe and public nuisances under the Demolition Program. The Development Department solicited competitive bids through Solicitation No. SA -002936 in 2008 and received one bid. The Ransom Company bid 24 cents per cubic foot. The contract allows for a one year extension.
Contract Compliance # is 26-9401266 and is effective until 3-4-2010
Emergency action is requested so that the demolition of unsafe structures can continue without interruption.
FISCAL IMPACT: A transfer within the General Fund from the Economic Development Division will provide the funding for this increase.
Title
To authorize the City Auditor to transfer $100,000 between divisions within the Development Department; to authorize the Development Director to increase the contract with The Ransom Company for the demolition of unsafe structures; to authorize the expenditure of $100,000.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($100,000.00)
Body
Whereas, the Columbus City Code, Chapter 4109, authorizes the demolition of unsafe buildings; and
Whereas, the Columbus City Code, Chapter 4701, authorizes the demolition of buildings declared to be public nuisances; and
Whereas, the Columbus City Code, Chapter 4509, authorizes the demolition of buildings posing an imminent danger to the public health and safety; and
Whereas, emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize an increase to the contract with the Ransom Company so that the demolition of unsafe structures can continue without interruption, all for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety and welfare; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the City Auditor be and is hereby authorized and directed to transfer $100,000 within the Development Department, General Fund, Fund 010, as follows:
FROM:
Division 44-02 / Object Level One 05 / Object Level Three 5513 / OCA 440314 / Amount $100,000
TO:
Division 44-03 / Object Level One 03 / Object Level Three 3292 / OCA 499046 / Amount $100,000
Section 2. That the Director of the Development Department is hereby authorized to increase the contract with The Ransom Company in accordance with Columbus City Code for the demolition of structures determined to be unsafe and public nuisances under the Demolition Program .
Section 3. That for the purpose stated in Section 2 the sum of $100,000.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and is hereby authorized to be expended from the General Fund, Fund 010, Department of Development, Building Services Division, Division 44-03, OCA Code 499046, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3292.
Section 4. That for the reasons stated in the preamble thereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is 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.