Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Columbus Board of Health accepted a grant from the US Agency for Housing and Urban Development in October, 2004 for $999,968 to implement a Healthy Homes Demonstration Program. The goal of the Columbus Health Department's Healthy Homes Program is to demonstrate cost effective, sustainable, preventive measures to reduce injury and morbidity from preventable housing-related health and safety hazards associated with asthma, lead paint, and unintentional injuries in the home environment for those most at risk. Services include screening and enrollment, healthy home environmental assessments, in-home education and follow-up visits, provision of asthma trigger and safety supplies, and physical intervention services. Physical intervention services includes specialized allergen and lead dust cleaning, material installation, home repairs, and mold remediation in single and multi-family dwellings in the City of Columbus. A "Request for Proposals for Physical Intervention Services" for a two-year period was advertised and sent to thirty-two (32) prospective contractors in July, 2005. HECO Operations, dba SERVPRO of N.E. Columbus was selected as the contractor to perform all physical intervention services following the competitive bidding process. This ordinance authorizes the first year of a two-year contract for physical intervention services for the Healthy Homes Demonstration Program. A summary of the bid information is as follows:
SA001732 - Miscellaneous Professional Services - Healthy Homes Physical Intervention - Posted from 7/26/2005 through 8/16/2005.
Total MBE/FBE/MBR Non-Certified
Certified Vendors Vendors
Bids Received 4 0 4
Contract Awarded 1 0 1
Selected contractor: HECO Operations dba SERVPRO of N.E. Columbus. Contract Compliance 31-1017776.
Emergency action is requested to allow start up of services and timely payment to the Contractor.
FISCAL IMPACT: All expenditures from this contract will be fully reimbursed by the Healthy Homes Demonstration Program funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Title
To authorize the Board of Health to enter into a contract with HECO Operations dba SERVPRO of N.E. Columbus to provide physical intervention services for the Healthy Homes Demonstration Program; to authorize the expenditure of $175,000 from the Health Department Grants Fund to pay the costs thereof; and to declare an emergency. ($175,000)
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WHEREAS, proposals were formally submitted through the RFP process for miscellaneous professional services - physical intervention services for the Columbus Health Department's Healthy Homes Demonstration Program; and,
WHEREAS, it is necessary to enter into the first year of a two-year contract with HECO Operations dba SERVPRO of N.E. Columbus; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Columbus Health Department in that it is immediately necessary to enter into a contract with HECO Operations dba SERVPRO of N.E. Columbus 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 the Board of Health is hereby authorized to enter into a contract with HECO Operations dba SERVPRO of N.E. Columbus for physical intervention services for the Healthy Homes Demonstration Program for the period October 1, 2005 through September 30, 2006.
SECTION 2. That to pay said cost of said contract, the expenditure of $175,000 is hereby authorized from the Health Department Grants Fund, Fund No. 251, Department of Health, Department No. 50-01, OCA Code 504062, Grant No. 504062, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3336.
SECTION 3. 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.