Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to enter into contract on behalf of the Office of Construction Management with ProCon Professional Construction Services, Inc., for the renovation of various Fire Division apparatus bay plumbing drains. The work will consist of plumbing work, saw cutting of concrete, removal of concrete and installation of new concrete. The work will be performed at seven fire stations: Fire Station #5, 211 McNaughten Road; Fire Station #6, 5750 Maple Canyon Avenue; Fire Station #7, 1425 Indianola Avenue; Fire Station #12, 3200 Sullivant Avenue; Fire Station #15, 1800 East Livingston Avenue; Fire Station #16, 1130 East Weber Road; and Fire Station #20, 2646 East Fifth Avenue. The current bay drains at these locations are in poor condition and do not properly drain water and other liquids, potentially causing unsafe floors. The contractor will have 120 calendar days upon award of the contract to complete this project.
The following eight companies submitted bids by the November 25, 2008 deadline (0 MBE, 0 FBE):
ProCon Professional Construction Services $136,710.00
2K General Co., Inc. $139,900.00
Command Heating $165,000.00
Capital Plumbing $174,300.00
Righter Company $188,700.00
Roto Rooter $193,800.00
Waterworks $219,474.65
Fox Mechanical $249,500.00
The Office of Construction Management recommends that the bid be awarded to the most responsive and responsible bidder, ProCon Professional Construction Services, Inc.
EMERGENCY ACTION is requested to ensure that the renovation of the apparatus bay drains are repaired quickly, thereby eliminating potentially unsafe floors in apparatus bays.
ProCon Professional Construction Services Contract Compliance Number 31-1701026, expiration date 08/06/2010.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes an expenditure of $136,710.00 in the Safety Voted Bond Fund to renovate apparatus bay drains at various Fire Stations. The Fire Division budgeted $175,000 for this expense in the Safety Voted Bond Fund.
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To authorize the Finance and Management Director to enter into contract on behalf of the Office of Construction Management with ProCon Professional Construction Services for the renovation of apparatus bay drains at seven fire stations; to authorize the expenditure of $136,710.00 from the Safety Voted Bond Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($136,710.00)
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WHEREAS, various apparatus bay drains at seven fire stations are in a state of disrepair and require renovation, and
WHEREAS, formal bids were solicited for the renovation of said drains, and
WHEREAS, the Office of Construction Management recommends ProCon Professional Construction Services as the most responsive and responsible bidder, 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 contract with ProCon Professional Construction Services for the renovation of various fire station apparatus bay drains,so that necessary repairs can eliminate potentially unsafe floors as quickly as possible, thereby facilitating and 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 Finance and Management Director is hereby authorized to enter into contract on behalf of the Office of Construction Management with ProCon Professional Construction Services for the renovation of apparatus bays at seven fire stations.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $136,710.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary in regard to the action authorized in SECTION 1, be and is hereby authorized and approved as follows:
Division: 30-04
Fund: 701
Project: 340103
OCA Code: 644559
Object Level 1: 06
Object Level 3: 6620
Amount: $136,710.00
SECTION 3. 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 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 its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.