Explanation
Background: This ordinance is to authorize the City Auditor to establish an auditor’s certificate for continued professional architectural, engineering, and construction management services in conjunction with park, trail, and facility capital improvement projects managed by the Recreation and Parks Department.
Ordinance 2467-2022 originally established an auditor’s certificate for the future award of contracts for architectural, engineering, and construction management services. This ordinance will authorize the establishment of a new auditor’s certificate to continue awarding contracts to consultants that have been pre-qualified through 2024 and as previously authorized in Ordinance 2467-2022.
Services that will be provided may include, but are not limited to:
Architectural Design, Structural Engineering
Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing/HVAC Engineering
Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Structural Engineering
Construction Management and Inspection
Benefits to the Public: Having this funding in place for needs as they arise will benefit the community by helping to ensure that parks, trails, and facilities remain accessible, safe, updated, and user friendly.
Community Input/Issues: Community input has not been obtained on this legislation because it is being used mainly for staff augmentation needs, as well as, emergency and unanticipated needs. However, community input will be sought as appropriate for work that results from contracts awarded through this auditor certificate.
Area(s) Affected: Citywide (99)
Master Plan Relation: This arrangement will support the Recreation and Parks Master Plan by helping to ensure that parks, trails, and facilities remain accessible, safe, updated, and user friendly.
Fiscal Impact: $450,000.00 is budgeted and available from within the Recreation and Parks Bond Fund 7702 and 7712 to meet the financial obligations of these various expenditures.
Title
To authorize and direct the City Auditor to establish an auditor’s certificate in the amount of $450,000.00 for continued professional architectural, engineering, and construction management services in conjunction with park, trail, and facility capital improvement projects managed by the Recreation and Parks Department; to authorize the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to enter into multiple future professional service contracts as previously authorized in Ordinance 2467-2022; and to authorize the expenditure of $450,000.00 from the Recreation and Parks Voted Bond Fund. ($450,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, it is necessary that the City Auditor establish a certificate in the amount of $450,000.00 for continued professional architectural, engineering, and construction management services in conjunction with park, trail, and facility capital improvement projects managed by the Recreation and Parks Department; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to enter into multiple future professional service contracts as previously authorized in Ordinance 2467-2022; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the expenditure of $450,000.00 from the Recreation and Parks Voted Bond Funds 7702 and 7712; and
WHEREAS, it has become necessary in the usual daily operations of the Recreation and Parks Department to authorize the expenditure of $450,000.00 from the Recreation and Parks Voted Bond Fund for the various expenditures described herein; NOW, THEREFORE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the City Auditor is authorized and directed to set up a certificate in the amount of $450,000.00 for continued professional architectural, engineering, and construction management services in conjunction with park, trail, and facility capital improvement projects managed by the Recreation Parks Department.
SECTION 2. That the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department is authorized to enter into multiple future professional service contracts as previously authorized in Ordinance 2467-2022. These future contracts will be limited to the vendor identified in Ordinance 2467-2022.
SECTION 3. That the funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed appropriated, and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 4. 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 5. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized to transfer the unencumbered balance in a project account to the unallocated balance account within the same fund upon receipt of certification by the Director of the Department administering said project that the project has been completed and the monies are no longer required for said project.
SECTION 6. For the purpose stated in Section 1, the expenditure of $450,000.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the cost thereof, be and is hereby authorized from the Voted Bond Funds 7702 and 7712 in object class 06 Capital Outlay per the accounting codes in the attachments to this ordinance.
SECTION 7. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.