Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into contract with three companies to provide lawn care services on City-owned property held in the Land Bank. Petersons Lawn Care and Landscape Maintenance, IBar Home Maintenance, and Shining Company were selected among a pool of nine contractors that responded to the request for bids (2013 SA004854). These three companies were selected based on lowest bid, prior experience, and qualifications.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for these contracts is allocated from the CDBG Fund.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION: Emergency action is requested so lawn care services can begin in a timely manner.
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To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into contract with various companies to provide lawn care services on City-owned property held in the Land Bank; to authorize the expenditure of $90,000.00 from the Community Development Block Grant Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($90,000.00)
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WHEREAS, this ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a contract with Petersons Lawn Care and Landscape Maintenance (161718181), IBar Home Maintenance (273673793), and Shining Company (311303398) to provide lawn care services for the Land Redevelopment Office; and
WHEREAS, Petersons Lawn Care and Landscape Maintenance, IBAR Home Maintenance, and Shining Company were selected among nine contractors that responded to the request for bids (2013 SA004854); and
WHEREAS, Petersons Lawn Care and Landscape Maintenance, IBAR Home Maintenance, and Shining Company were selected based on lowest bid, prior experience, and qualifications; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development in that it is immediately necessary to enter into contract with Petersons Lawn Care and Landscape Maintenance, IBar Home Maintenance, and Shining Company so that lawn care services can began in a timely manner, all for the preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; and NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Director of the Department of Development is hereby authorized to enter into contract with Petersons Lawn Care and Landscape Maintenance (cc# 161718181, expires 2/6/2015), IBar Home Maintenance (cc# 273673793, expires 11/15/14), and Shining Company (cc# 311303398, expires 3/1/2014) to provide lawn care services to the Land Redevelopment Office for parcels held in the Land Bank.
Section 2. That for the purpose stated in Section 1, the expenditure of $90,000.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and is hereby authorized to be expended from the Department of Development, CDBG Fund, Fund 248, Division No. 44-01, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3354, OCA Code 410315.
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 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 passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.