Explanation
BACKGROUND: Ordinance number 2074-2007 authorized the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a contract with Thompson Building Associates (cc # 31-1020606) to provide services to 879 E. Long Street ("The Edna Bulding") in the amount of $87,000. The existing contract includes the removal of a deteriorated roof and building debris, shoring of the structure, environmental testing, preparation of construction documents for roof reconstruction, and securing of the building. It is now necessary to amend the existing contract due to the results of the environmental testing and the completion of the construction documents. This amendment will add asbestos remediation and roof replacement services to the existing contract, which will permit a concurrent scope of work to stablize and keep the building from further deterioration.
Work under the existing contract has started and will not be able to continue without the authorization of the asbestos remediation.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funds for this contract are allocated from the Department of Development, Northland and Other Acquisitions Fund.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to amend a contract with Thompson Building Associates to provide services to 879 E. Long Street ("The Edna Building"); to authorize the expenditure of $112,600 from the Northland and Other Acquisitions Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($112,600.00)
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WHEREAS, Ordinance number 2074-2007 authorized the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a contract with Thompson Building Associates to provide construction services to the building located at 879 E. Long Street ("The Edna Building"), including the removal of a deteriorated roof and building debris, shoring of the structure, environmental testing, preparation of construction documents for roof reconstruction, and the securing of the building; and
WHEREAS, the Director of the Department of Development desires to amend the contract with Thompson Building Associates to provide additional services to the building, resulting from environmental testing and completion of the construction documents; and
WHEREAS, Thompson Building Associates will provide additional services including, asbestos remediation and replacement of the building's roof; and
WHEREAS, emergency action is required so that the additional work can be performed concurrent to the work contained in the existing contract; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development in that it is immediately necessary to amend a contract with Thompson Building Associates to provide services to 879 E. Long Street ("the Edna Building") will not be delayed, thereby preserving 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 amend contract EL007599 dated December 14, 2007 with Thompson Building Associates to provide services to 879 E. Long Street ("the Edna Building") by extending the term of the contract, increasing the contract amount and scope of services.
Section 2. That for the purposes stated in Section 1 above, the expenditure of $112,600 or so much thereof as may be necessary is hereby authorized, from the Northland and Other Acquisitions Fund, Department of Development, Department 44-01, Fund 735, Object Level One 06, Object Level Three 6620, OCA Code 441738, Project 441738, King Lincoln District Acquisition.
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.