Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to modify contract ED041942 with Wendell Hill dba The Shining Company by extending the contract to February 28, 2011 and increasing the contract amount by $10,000.00. Under this contract The Shining Company provides the initial clean up of vacant and abandoned properties acquired through tax foreclosure. These properties were neglected for an extended period of time before acquisition and the Land Bank Program requires additional funds to perform initial clean up, including weed abatement and removal of trash and debris from vacant structures.
The Shining Company is a Certified Emerging Minority Business Enterprise Company (cc# 31-130-3398, expires Feb. 4, 2012) and one of three contractors selected under bid request 2010 SA003642 to provide various property maintenance services for the Land Redevelopment Office. This ordinance will add $10,000.00 to the original $20,000.00 contract to complete initial clean out of recent land bank acquisitions.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION: Emergency action is requested in order to provide immediate property management services for City owned property held in the Land Bank Program.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funds for this contract modification are allocated from the Land Management Fund ($10,000.00).
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To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to modify a contract with The Shining Company to provide various property management services on City owned property held in the Land Bank; to authorize the expenditure of $10,000.00 from the Land Management Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($10,000.00)
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WHEREAS, this ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to modify contract ED041942 with The Shining Company to provide various property management services for the Land Redevelopment Office; and
WHEREAS, an initial contract was established for the amount of $20,000.00 to provide initial clean up of properties acquired through tax foreclosure. This ordinance will add $10,000.00 and extend the contract to February 28, 2011; and
WHEREAS, The Shining Company was one of the lowest and most responsive bidders to request for bids (2010 SA003642); and
WHEREAS, The Shining Company is a Certified Emerging Minority Business Enterprise company with Equal Business Opportunity Commission Office; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development in that it is immediately necessary to amend the contract with The Shining Company to avoid an interruption in program services, 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 modify contract ED041942 with Wendell Hill dba the Shining Company to provide various property management services to the Land Redevelopment Office for parcels held in the Land Bank by extending the contract to February 28, 2011 and increasing the contract amount by $10,000.00.
Section 2. That the expenditure of $10,000.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary from the Department of Development, Division No. 44-01, Land Management Fund, Fund 206, OCA Code 441206, Object Level Three 3370, for the aforesaid purpose is hereby authorized.
Section 3. That these modifications are made pursuant to Section 329.16 of the Columbus City Code.
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.