Explanation
Background: Ordinance No. 0290-2008 was passed by Columbus City Council on March 10, 2008. This Ordinance authorized the Public Utilities Director to enter into a professional engineering services agreement with Korda/Nemeth Engineering, Inc. for the Canyon Drive Area Water Line Improvements Project, Division of Water Contract No. 1107.
Purchase Order Number EL008019 was established with Korda/Nemeth Engineering, Inc. The balance of this purchase order was mistakenly cancelled on February 11, 2013. Therefore, the Department of Public Utilities, Division of Water requests that the City Auditor's Office establishes an Auditor's Certificate in the amount of $11,528.55 in order to pay the consultant's final two invoices.
Contract Compliance:
Korda/Nemeth Engineering, Inc.'s Contract Compliance number is 31-0922991 | expires 7/6/13 | MAJ
Emergency Designation: It is requested that this Ordinance be handled in an emergency manner in order to expeditiously pay two outstanding invoices.
Fiscal Impact: There is sufficient cash and authority for this expenditure within the Water Works Enlargement Voted Bonds Fund.
Title
To authorize the City Auditor's Office to establish an Auditor's Certificate in the amount of $11,528.55; to authorize the Director of Public Utilities to re-encumber funds needed for the Canyon Drive Area Water Line Improvements Project; to authorize an expenditure up to $11,528.55 within the Water Works Enlargement Voted Bonds Fund; for the Division of Water; and to declare an emergency. ($11,528.55)
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WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 0290-2008 was passed by Columbus City Council on March 10, 2008 authorizing the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a professional engineering services agreement with Korda/Nemeth Engineering, Inc. for the Canyon Drive Area Water Line Improvements Project; and
WHEREAS, Purchase Order EL008019 was established for this project; and
WHEREAS, the balance of Purchase Order EL008019, for the aforementioned project, was mistakenly cancelled; and
WHEREAS, re-establishment of funds is needed to complete the services within the professional engineering services agreement; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Utilities, Division of Water, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the City Auditor's Office to establish an Auditor's Certificate in the amount of $11,528.55; to authorize the Director of Public Utilities to re-establish a Purchase Order mistakenly cancelled for the Canyon Drive Area Water Line Improvements Project; in an emergency manner in order to expeditiously pay two outstanding invoices, for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That an expenditure up to $11,528.55 is hereby authorized for the Canyon Drive Area Water Line Improvements Project with Korda/Nemeth Engineering, Inc., as follows: Division of Water, Dept./Div. No. 60-09, Water Works Enlargement Voted Bonds Fund, Fund No. 606, Project 690236-100000 (carryover), OCA Code 642900, Object Level One 06, Object Level Three 6629.
SECTION 2. 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 3. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized and directed 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 no longer required for said project; except that no transfer shall be made from a project account by monies from more than one source.
SECTION 4. That the City Auditor is authorized to establish proper project accounting numbers as appropriate.
SECTION 5. 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 6. That for reasons stated in the preamble hereto, 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.