Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
The City of Columbus, Department of Public Service, Division of Design and Construction Capital Improvement projects routinely require the relocation of private utilities within the limits of the projects. Utility relocations performed by private utility companies are a necessary part of the work. The relocation expenses incurred by these utilities must be paid by the City of Columbus. This legislation authorizes the City Auditor to establish an Auditor's Certificate in the amount of $63,000.00 for the purpose of funding utility relocation reimbursements that are necessary for the Capital Improvement projects undertaken by the Division of Design and Construction and to authorize the expenditure of $35,148.71 to reimburse American Electric Power (AEP) for costs incurred for relocating utilities for the Norton Road Improvement Project.
2. FISCAL IMPACT
Funding for this purpose is available within the Streets and Highways G.O. Bonds Fund due to the cancellation of encumbrances from completed projects and the Federal-State Highway Engineering Fund.
3. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE
AEP's contract compliance number is 31-4154203 and expires 11/26/09.
Title
To authorize the City Auditor to establish an Auditor's Certificate for the purpose of paying utility relocation costs to various private utilities; to amend the 2008 C.I.B; to authorize the transfer of funds within the Streets and Highways G.O. Bonds Fund; and to authorize the expenditure of $63,000.00 from the Streets and Highways G.O. Bonds Fund and $35,148.71 from the Fed-State Highway Engineering Fund for the Division of Design and Construction. ($98,148.71)
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus, Department of Public Service, Division of Design and Construction, requires utility relocation work to be performed by various private utility companies as part of its Capital Improvement program; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to establish funding and authorize payment for these utility relocations; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the City Auditor is authorized to establish an Auditor's Certificate for the purpose of paying utility relocation costs for various Capital Improvement Projects throughout the City in the amount of $63,000.00 and to reimburse American Electric Power in the amount of $35,148.71 for the Norton Road project for the Division of Design and Construction.
Section 2. That the 2008 Capital Improvements Budget established within ordinance 0690-2008 be and hereby is amended to provide funding for this project as follows:
Project Number / Project / Current CIB Amount / Amendment Amount / CIB Amount
530103-100000 / Arterial Street Rehabilitation (Carryover) / $1,861,370.00 (Carryover) / ($63,000.00) (Carryover) / $1,798,370.00 (Carryover)
590126-100000 / Utility Relocation Reimbursements (Carryover) / $0.00 (Carryover) / $63,000.00 (Carryover) / $63,000.00 (Carryover)
Section 3. To move cash and appropriation between projects within Fund 704, the Streets & Highways GO Bond Fund as follows:
FROM:
Fund / Project # / Project / O.L. 01-03 Codes / OCA Code / Amount
704 / 530103 / Arterial Street Rehabilitation / 06-6600 / 590041 / $63,000.00
TO:
Fund / Project # / Project / O.L. 01-03 Codes / OCA Code / Amount
704 / 590126 / Utility Relocation Reimbursements / 06-6600 / 704126 / $63,000.00
Section 4. That this expenditure of $98,148.71, be and hereby is authorized as follows:
Fund / Project / Project Name / O.L. 01-03 Codes / OCA / Amount
704 / 590126 / Utility Relocation Reimbursements / 06-6631 / 704126 / $63,000.00
Fund / Grant / Grant Name / O.L. 01-03 Codes / OCA / Amount
765 / 593007 / Norton Road / Norton Road / 06-6631 / 765007 / $35,148.71
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 this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.