Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to modify a contract on behalf of the Facilities Management Division with Roto Rooter for emergency plumbing, maintenance, and service for various City facilities under the purview of the Faculties Management Division.
Ordinance No. 0798-2015, passed April 2, 2015, authorized the original contract for emergency plumbing, maintenance, and service for various City facilities under the purview of the Faculties Management Division. A modification of the contract is necessary for the renovation of a leaking and deteriorated 50 foot cast iron drain pipe at Columbus Public Health, 240 Parsons Avenue.
Emergency action is requested so the plumbing renovations can begin as soon as possible and potential health and safety concerns are addressed.
Roto Rooter Contract Compliance No. 42-0499300, expiration date February 7, 2016.
Fiscal Impact: The cost of this modification is $8,390.25. Funding is available in the Construction Management Capital Improvement Fund.
Title
To authorize the Finance and Management Director to modify a contract on behalf of the Facilities Management Division with Roto Rooter for emergency plumbing, maintenance, and service; to authorize the expenditure of $8,390.25 from the Construction Management Capital Improvement Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($8,390.25)
Body
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 0798-2015, passed April 2, 2015, authorized the original contract for emergency plumbing, maintenance, and service for various City facilities under purview of the Faculties Management Division; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to modify said contract for the renovation of a leaking 50 foot cast iron drain pipe at Columbus Public Health, 240 Parsons Avenue; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operations of the Finance and Management Department, Facilities Management Division, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director to modify a contract with Roto Rooter for emergency plumbing, maintenance, and service so the plumbing renovations can begin as soon as possible and potential health and safety concerns are addressed, thereby protecting the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; now, therefore:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Finance and Management Director is hereby authorized and directed to modify a contract, on behalf of the Facilities Management Division, with Roto Rooter for the renovation of a leaking 50’ cast iron drain pipe at Columbus Public Health, 240 Parsons Avenue.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $8,390.25, or so much thereof as may be necessary in regards to the action authorized in SECTION 1, be and is hereby authorized and approved as follows:
Dept/Div: 45-07
Fund: 733
Project: 570030-100120
OCA: 733120
Object Level 01: 06
Object Level 03: 6620
Amount: $8,390.25
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 in a project account to the unallocated balance account 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.
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 days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.