Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance amends the 2010 Capital Improvements Budget and authorizes the transfer of $14,000.00 between projects within the Safety Voted Bond Fund. This ordinance also authorizes the Finance and Management Director to enter into a contract on behalf of the Office of Construction Management with JL Bender, Inc. Architects and Planners for professional services for the design and construction of kitchen cabinetry renovations for the Division of Fire at Fire Station No. 8, 1240 East Long Street; Fire Station No. 16, 1130 East Weber Road; Fire Station No. 21, 3294 East Main Street; and Fire Station No. 23, 4451 East Livingston Avenue.
This legislation is necessary as the cabinets are past their useful life. The project shall include the design, construction drawings, and specifications for bidding and construction of the replacement of the existing kitchen cabinets with new metal units. The work may require some plumbing coordination, as well as countertop removal and re-installation, but appliances will not be changed. Fire fighters and medics live in fire stations during their twenty-four hour shifts, thereby necessitating functioning kitchens.
JL Bender, Inc. Architects and Planners were selected under the provisions of the Columbus City Codes 329.10. JL Bender Architects and Planners, Inc. were selected due to its expertise in this area and its successful completion of previous projects of similar nature for the City.
Emergency action is requested to meet the operational needs of the fire stations, thereby providing necessary accommodations for functioning kitchens.
Fiscal Impact: This ordinance authorizes an expenditure of $800.00 from existing cash in the Safety Voted Bond Fund. It also transfers $14,000.00 between projects in the Safety Voted Bond Fund.
JL Bender, Inc. Architects and Planners Contract Compliance No. 31-1176832, expiration date 7/02/12.
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To amend the 2010 Capital Improvements Budget; to authorize the transfer of $14,000.00 between projects within the Safety Voted Bond Fund; to authorize the Finance and Management Director to enter into a contract on behalf of the Office of Construction Management with JL Bender, Inc. Architects and Planners for professional services for the design and construction of kitchen cabinetry renovations for the Division of Fire at four fire stations; to authorize the expenditure of $14,800.00 from the Safety Voted Bond Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($14,800.000)
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WHEREAS, it is necessary to amend the 2010 Capital Improvements Budget and transfer cash between projects within the Safety Voted Bond Fund; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to enter into a professional service contract for the design and construction of kitchen cabinetry renovations for the Division of Fire at Fire Station No. 8, 1240 East Long Street; Fire Station No. 16, 1130 East Weber Road; Fire Station No. 21, 3294 East Main Street; and Fire Station No. 23, 4451 East Livingston Avenue; and
WHEREAS, it is the recommendation of the Finance and Management Director to contract with JL Bender, Inc. Architects and Planners for a professional services contract for said renovations; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Finance and Management Department, Office of Construction Management, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Finance and Management Director to enter into a contract on behalf of the Office of Construction Management with JL Bender, Inc. Architects and Planners for professional services for the design and construction of kitchen cabinetry renovations for the Division of Fire at four fire stations to meet the operational needs of the fire stations, thereby providing necessary accommodations for functioning kitchens, thereby preserving the public health, property, safety, and welfare; now, therefore:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the 2010 Capital Improvements Budget is hereby amended as follows:
Project/Project # CIB
CIB Amount Revised
OSU Neighborhood Policing Center 330031-100000 (Voted Carryover) $18,287 $4,287
Fire Facility Renovation 340103-100000 (Voted Carryover) $172,984 $186,984
SECTION 2. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to transfer funds within the Safety Voted Bond Fund as follows:
FROM:
Dept/Div: 30-03 | Fund: 701 | Project Number 330031-100000 |Project Name - OSU Neighborhood Policing Center |OCA Code: 330031 | Amount: $14,000.00
TO:
Dept/Div: 30-04| Fund: 701 | Project Number: 340103-100000 | Project Name - Fire Facility Renovation |OCA Code: 644559 | Amount: $14,000.00
SECTION 3. That the Finance and Management Director is authorized to enter into a contract on behalf of the Office of Construction Management with JL Bender, Inc. Architects and Planners for professional services for the design and construction of kitchen cabinetry renovations for the Division of Fire at four fire stations.
SECTION 4. That the expenditure of $14,800.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary in regards to the action authorized in SECTION 3, be and is hereby authorized and approved as follows:
Division: 30-04
Fund: 701
Project: 340103-100000
OCA Code: 644559
Object Level 1: 06
Object Level 3: 6620
Amount: $14,800.00
SECTION 5. 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 6. 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 10 days after its passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.