Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Columbus Health Department has been awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control, to fund the Columbus Healthy Homes Project (CHHP). The goal of the CHHP grant 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. To determine program effectiveness and outcomes, it is necessary for the Health Department to contract with a professional evaluator. A Request for Proposal for Evaluation Services for a three-year period (March 1, 2009 through March 31, 2012) was started in February, 2009 via Solicitation No. SA003201. Two bids were received. Luminesce Consulting, LLC bid $37,080.50 for the 3 year period, which was determined to be the lowest and most responsive bid. This ordinance will authorize the amount of $20,000 proposed for the first-year contract period March 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010.
The contract compliance number for Luminesce Consulting, LLC is 311637697, and is effective through December 12, 2009.
Emergency action is requested to allow for the timely start up of the evaluation services for the CHHP.
FISCAL IMPACT: This contract is funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Title
To authorize the Board of Health to enter into a contract with Luminesce Consulting, LLC, for the provision of evaluation services for the Columbus Healthy Homes Project (CHHP); to authorize the expenditure of $20,000 from the Health Department Grants Fund to pay the cost thereof; and to declare an emergency. ($20,000)
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WHEREAS, Luminesce Consulting, LLC has been awarded the first year of a three-year contract through the RFP process to provide evaluation services for the Columbus Healthy Homes Project (CHHP); and,
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the Board of Health to enter into a contract with Luminesce Consulting, LLC. for the first year of a three-year contract; and,
WHEREAS, emergency action is necessary in order to ensure timely start up of the evaluation services for the CHHP; 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 Luminesce Consulting, LLC 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 Luminesce Consulting, LLC for evaluation services for the Columbus Healthy Homes Project through March 31, 2010.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $20,000 is hereby authorized from the Health Department Grants Fund, Department of Health, Division No. 50-01, Grant No. 508062, OCA Code 508062, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3336.
SECTION 3. That this contract is awarded in accordance with Section 329.14 of the Columbus City Code.
SECTION 4. 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.