Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This legislation is to authorize the assignment of all past, present and future business done by the City of Columbus with Bird Houk & Associates, Inc. to Orchard, Hiltz & McCliment, Inc. (OHM) This change will reflect a company name change and federal identification number change for all contracts and purchase orders established with Bird Houk & Associates, Inc.
The previous name of Bird Houk & Associates, Inc. will now become Orchard, Hiltz & McCliment, Inc. and the previous vendor number / federal identification number 311366142 will become 381691323. On April 1, 2010, Bird Houk & Associates, Inc. and Orchard, Hiltz & McCliment, Inc. merged resulting in the company name Orchard, Hiltz & McCliment, Inc.
2. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE
Former Company Name: Bird Houk & Associates, Inc. / 311366142 / 11/11/2011 / MAJ
Current Company Name: Orchard, Hiltz & McCliment, Inc. / 381691323 / 9/29/2013 / MAJ
The company is not debarred according to the Excluded Party Listing System of the Federal Government or prohibited from being awarded a contract according to the Auditor of State Unresolved Findings for Recovery Certified Search.
3. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
Emergency action is requested to allow the recently awarded Bikeway Development - Bicentennial Bikeways Plan contract to proceed as scheduled.
4. FISCAL IMPACT: No financial impact is anticipated. This will allow the Department of Public Service to proceed with the above described contract authorized by ordinance 1298-2011.
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To authorize and direct the Director of Public Service to modify all contracts and agreements by assigning all past, present and future contracts and purchase orders with Bird Houk & Associates, Inc. to Orchard, Hiltz & McCliment, Inc; and to declare an emergency.
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WHEREAS, ordinance 1298-2011 authorized the Director of Public Service to enter into contract with Bird Houk & Associates, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, Bird Houk & Associates has merged with Orchard, Hiltz & McCliment, Inc. resulting in the company name Orchard, Hiltz & McCliment, Inc. ; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Service, Division of Mobility Options requests that the City Council authorize the Director of Public Service to assign all contracts and agreements past, present, and future of Bird Houk & Associates, Inc. to Orchard, Hiltz & McCliment, Inc., at the earliest practical date; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the daily operation of the Department of Public Service Division of Mobility Options in that it is necessary to assign past present and future contracts and agreements with Bird Houk & Associates, Inc. to Orchard, Hiltz & McCliment, Inc, to begin the Bikeway Development - Bicentennial Bikeways Plan contract in a timely manner; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of Public Service be and is hereby authorized and directed to modify all past, present and future contracts, agreements and purchase orders pursuant to those contracts to reflect the change of the company name and FID number of Bird Houk & Associates, Inc., FID 311366142 to Orchard, Hiltz & McCliment, Inc., FID 381691323.
SECTION 2. That this modification is in accordance with Section 329.16 of the Columbus City Codes.
SECTION 3. 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 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.