Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the City Auditor to cancel Auditor's Certificate 035382 in the amount of $428,316.28, transfer the funds to CIP 650259-100001 for the Jackson Pike Wastewater Treatment Plant Corrosion Prevention and Protective Coating project, and amend the 2013 Capital Improvements Budget.
2. The funds for this project were inadvertently transferred into the wrong Capital Improvements Project and this ordinance corrects that. Ordinance 1585-2013 authorized the Director of Public Utilities to enter into an engineering modification agreement (Mod #1) with Chester Engineers, Inc., for the Jackson Pike Waste Water Treatment Plant, Corrosion Prevention and Protective Coating Systems Project to provide protective coatings on many structures, buildings and process items at the Jackson Pike Wastewater Treatment Plant and the Whittier Street Storm Tanks. This project will implement a study to determine the specific areas, structures and process items in need of attention, determine the procedures necessary for the rehabilitation, and determine the steps necessary to inhibit deterioration in the future.
3. Emergency Designation: Emergency designation is requested for this legislation at this time to place the requested funds in the correct Capital Improvements Project number.
4. Contract Compliance No.: 20-2401674 | MBE | Expiration Date: 05/01/2015
5. Economic Impact:
This project will provide protective coatings on many structures, buildings and process items at the wastewater treatment plant, that are in need of rehabilitation and it will inhibit their deterioration in the future.
6. Many of these items are an integral part of the wastewater treatment process at the wastewater treatment plants. Without this required work, the plant processes would lose capacity due to corrosion making equipment inoperable and could result in an NPDES Permit violation.
7. Fiscal Impact:
This ordinance authorizes the cancellation of Auditor's Certificate 035382, and the transfer within and expenditure of up to $428,316.28 from the Build America Bond Fund, Fund 668; and an amendment to the 2013 Capital Improvements Budget.
Title
To authorize the City Auditor to cancel an Auditor's Certificate, to transfer $428,316.28 from the Build America Bond Fund, Fund 668 to the Jackson Pike Wastewater Treatment Plant Corrosion Prevention and Protective Coating project, to authorize the expenditure of up to said amount of transfer, to amend the 2013 Capital Improvements Budget, and to declare an emergency. ($428,316.28)
Body
WHEREAS, this legislation authorizes the City Auditor to cancel AC035382 for Ordinance 1585-2013 and the transfer of funds to the Jackson Pike Wastewater Treatment Plant Corrosion Prevention and Protective Coating project, CIP 650259-100001; and
WHEREAS, this legislation is necessary for the transfer within and the expenditure of up to $428,316.28 from the Build America Bond Fund, Fund 668 in the amount of $428,316.28 from the cancelled Auditor's Certificate for purposes of providing sufficient funding for the aforementioned project expenditure; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize an amendment to the 2013 Capital Improvements Budget for the purpose of creating and providing sufficient spending authority for the aforementioned project expenditure; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the City in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the cancellation of AC035382 and transfer of funds to the Jackson Pike Wastewater Treatment Plant Corrosion Prevention and Protective Coating project so the project can proceed in a timely manner; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized to cancel Auditor's Certificate 035382 in the amount of $428,316.28, appropriate the funds and transfer the said funds to CIP 650259-100001.
SECTION 2. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized to transfer a total $428,316.28 from the Sanitary Sewer Build America Bond Fund, Fund 668, at such time as deemed necessary by the Auditor, and to expend said funds, or so much thereof as may be necessary in the following manner:
From: Fund 668
Proj. No. | Proj. Name | OCA | Amount
668 | 650261-101000 | WWTFs Professional Construction Management | 668261 | -$428,316.28
To:
Fund | Proj. No. | Proj. Name | OCA | Amount
668 | 650259-100001 | JPWWTP Corrosion Prev. & Prot. Coatings Systems | 682591 | +428,316.28
SECTION 3. That the 2013 Capital Improvements Budget Ordinance No. 0645-2013 is hereby amended as follows, to create and provide sufficient budget authority for the award of the agreement stated herein:
Fund # | Project No. | Project Name | Current Authority | Revised Authority | (Change)
668 | 650261-101000 | WWTFs Professional Construction Management | $428,317 | $0 | (-$428,317)
668 | 650259-100001 | JPWWTP Corrosion Prev. & Prot. Coatings Sys | $0 | $428,317 | (+$428,317)
Creation of Authority to match cash
SECTION 4. That the Director of Public Utilities is authorized to expend up to $428,316.28 or as much thereof as may be needed, on the following: OCA Code 650259 | Object Level Three 6630.
Fund # | Project No. | Project Name | Amount ($) | OCA Code | Object Level Three
668 | 650259-100001 | JPWWTP Corrosion Prev. & Prot. Coatings Systems | 682591 | +428,316.28
SECTION 5. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized to transfer any unencumbered balance in the project account to the unallocated balance within the same fund upon receipt of certification by the Director of the Department administering said project that the project has been completed and the monies are no longer required for said project; except that no transfer shall be made from a project by monies from more than one source.
SECTION 6. That the City Auditor is authorized to establish proper project accounting numbers as appropriate.
SECTION 7. 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 8. That for reasons stated in the preamble hereto, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force and after its passage and approval by the Mayor or ten days after its passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.