Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This legislation authorizes the assignment of all past, present, and future business done by the City of Columbus with ME Companies to M-E Companies, Inc. dba as M-E/IBI Group. This change will reflect a company name change, but the same federal identification number for all contracts and purchase orders established with ME Companies.
2. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE INFO:
Former Company Name: ME Companies / FID Number 311442777
Current Company Name: M-E Companies, Inc dba as M-E/IBI Group / FID Number 311442777
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 designation is requested in order to cancel and re-establish current contracts to continue making payments without any delays.
4. FISCAL IMPACT
No financial impact is anticipated. Current contracts will be cancelled and re-established with identical funding.
Title
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 M-E Companies, Inc to M-E Companies, Inc. dba as M-E/IBI Group; and to declare an emergency.
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WHEREAS, the Department of Public Service has established contracts with M-E Companies, Inc. for Engineering services; and
WHEREAS, M-E Companies, Inc. merged with IBI Group, Inc, and, in addition to notifying the City of merger, IBI Group, Inc. has agreed to honor past, present and future purchase orders established with ME Companies, Inc; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Service in that it is immediately necessary to recognize this change, 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 Public Service be and is hereby authorized and directed to modify all past, present and future purchase orders pursuant to that contract to reflect the change of the company name from M-E Companies, Inc to M-E Companies, Inc. dba as M-E/IBI Group under FID 311442777.
SECTION 2. That this modification is in accordance with Section 329.16 of the Columbus City Codes.
SECTION 3. That the funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed appropriated, and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 4. 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 5. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized to transfer the unencumbered balance in a project account to the unallocated balance account within the same fund upon receipt of certification by the Director of the Department administering said project that the project has been completed and the monies are no longer required for said project.
SECTION 6. 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.