Explanation
BACKGROUND: In response to the housing mortgage crisis, the city of Columbus has been awarded $22,845,495 of Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) grant funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The funds will provide for the purchase of foreclosed or abandoned properties, redevelopment, rehabilitation or demolition of these properties in order to stabilize neighborhoods and stem the decline of house values of neighboring homes.
This legislation increases and extends the contract with R3, Inc. for additional asbestos hazard evaluation services related to the Neighborhood Stabilization Program. The amount of the modification is $25,000.00 bringing the total modified contract cost to $45,000.00.
Contract No. EE 007715 was the result of Solicitation No. SO-032944. Of the five bidders' proposals, R3, Inc. submitted the lowest/most responsive bid.
The Contract Compliance Number for R3, Inc. is 11-3746960 (Expires 11-30-2011)
Emergency legislation is requested so that the properties can be evaluated before the end of the grant obligation period.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding is available from a $22,845,495 NSP grant from HUD.
Title
To authorize and direct the Director of the Department of Development to modify the contract with R3, Inc. for additional asbestos hazard evaluation services; to authorize the expenditure of $25,000.00 from the General Government Grant Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($25,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, it is necessary to modify the contract with R3, Inc. for additional asbestos hazard evaluation services; and
WHEREAS, this legislation increases and extends the contract with R3, Inc. for asbestos hazard evaluation services related to the Neighborhood Stabilization Program; and
WHEREAS, the amount of the modification is $25,000.00 bringing the total modified contract cost to $45,000.00; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Development Department in that it is immediately necessary to modify said contract so that the properties can be evaluated before the end of the grant obligation period, thereby preserving 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 Director of the Department of Development is hereby authorized and directed to modify Contract No. EL007715 with R3, Inc. for additional asbestos hazard evaluation services.
Section 2. That the expenditure of $25,000.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and is hereby authorized from the Development Department, General Government Grant Fund, Department 44-01, Fund 220, Grant 440500, OCA Code 440502, Object Level Three 3336.
Section 3. That these contract amendments are awarded in accordance with 329.16 of the Columbus City Codes, 1959.
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 its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.