Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into contracts with three companies to provide trash and debris, light demolition, tree removal and landscaping services on City owned property being held in the Land Bank. JRED Services, LLC, Lawn Appeal, and Truckco were selected from a pool of four companies that responded to a formal request for bids (2012 SA004851). These companies were selected based on lowest bid, prior experience, resources and qualifications.
Vendor |
Contract Comp# Expiration Date |
EBOCO Certification Status |
|
JRED Services, LLC |
271430562 |
9/30/2013 |
Asian Business Enterprise |
Lawn Appeal |
510658229 |
2/8/2014 |
N/A |
Truckco |
870775711 |
2/21/2014 |
Certified emerging MBE business |
FISCAL IMPACT: Funds for these contracts are allocated from the CDBG Fund ($72,000).
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION: Emergency action is required in order to continue ongoing property maintenance activities for the Columbus Land Bank Program without interruption.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into contracts with JRED Services, LLC, Lawn Appeal, and Truckco to provide trash and debris, light demolition, tree removal and landscaping services on City owned property being held in the Land Bank; to authorize the expenditure of up to $72,000.00 from the CDBG Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($72,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, this ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into contract with JRED Services, LLC, Lawn Appeal, and Truckco to provide trash and debris, light demolition, tree removal and landscaping services for the Land Redevelopment Office; and
WHEREAS, JRED Services, LLC, Lawn Appeal, and Truckco were three contractors selected from a pool of four companies that responded to the request for bids (2012 SA004851); and
WHEREAS, JRED Services, LLC, Lawn Appeal, and Truckco were selected based on bid pricing, prior experience, resources and qualifications; and
WHEREAS, JRED Services, LLC, Lawn Appeal, and Truckco, are locally owned businesses, and JRED Services, LLC is an Asian Business Enterprise and Truckco is a Minority Business Enterprise company as registered with Equal Business Opportunity Commission Office; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development in that it is immediately necessary to enter into contracts with these companies to continue trash and debris, light demolition, tree removal and landscaping services uninterrupted, all for the preservation of 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 enter into contract with JRED Services, LLC, Lawn Appeal, and Truckco to provide trash and debris, light demolition, tree removal and landscaping services to the Land Redevelopment Office for parcels held in the Land Bank.
Section 2. That for the purpose stated in Section 1, the expenditure of up to $72,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and is hereby authorized to be expended from the Department of Development, CDBG Fund, Fund 248, Division No. 44-01, OCA Code 410215, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3354.
Section 3. That these contracts are awarded in accordance with Chapter 329.15 of the Columbus City Codes, 1959.
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 passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.