Explanation
BACKGROUND: A consortium led by the City of Columbus was awarded $23,200,773 of Neighborhood Stabilization Program 2 (NSP2) grant funds under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-005) from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The funds will provide for the acquisition, rehabilitation, redevelopment or demolition of foreclosed, abandoned and vacant properties in order to stabilize neighborhoods and stem the decline of housing values.
Ordinance 0800-2010 appropriated a total of $1,500,000 for demolition services under NSP 2. Ordinance 0129-2011 authorized the Director of Development to enter into a contract with Watson General Contracting, LLC, a demolition and asbestos testing company to provide asbestos remediation and demolition services under the program and expend up to $650,000. A supplementary increase of $190,000 was provided on October 26, 2011 to Watson General Contracting, LLC for additional demolition services, which made the new total contract amount $840,000. An additional amount of $64,916 is requested, which will allow the demolition completion of 11 previously approved structures that have been issued building permits, and where asbestos abatement has already occurred. This legislation amends contract EL012202 with Watson General Contracting, LLC (Compliance #311429409, expires 3/10/2013) by increasing the contract amount by $64,916, making the new total contract amount $904,916.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding is available from the General Government Grant Fund, NSP 2, through the partial cancellation of Auditor's Certificate AC 031459/004.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION: Emergency action is requested in order to comply with expenditure deadlines under the Neighborhood Stabilization Program 2.
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To authorize the City Auditor to cancel $64,916.00 from an Auditor's Certificate; to authorize the transfer of $64,916.00 within the General Government Grant Fund; to authorize the Director of the Department of Development to amend the contract with Watson General Contracting, LLC for the provision of additional asbestos hazard evaluation services, asbestos abatement services, and demolition services on vacant structures within the NSP 2 project boundaries; to authorize the expenditure of up to $64,916.00 from the General Government Grant Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($64,916.00)
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus was awarded $23,200,773.00 of Neighborhood Stabilization Program 2 (NSP2) grant funds under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; and
WHEREAS, the City's NSP application specified the expenditure of funds to demolish properties that meet the program's requirements as established in the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009; and
WHEREAS, ordinance 0800-2010 appropriated a total of $1,500,000 for demolition services under NSP 2; and
WHEREAS, ordinance 0129-2011 authorized the Director of Development to enter into a contract with Watson General Contracting, LLC and expend up to $650,000 from the General Grant Fund. The contractor was awarded one of three demolition and asbestos abatement contracts, selected from a total of six companies that responded to the Invitation to Bid (2010- SA-003229); and
WHEREAS, the parties on October 26, 2011, pursuant to Solicitation SA-003774 did execute a supplementary increase to Contract No. EL-011327 in the amount of $190,000 for additional demolition Services bringing the total amount for the contract to $840,000, and
WHEREAS, this legislation will increase the existing contract with Watson General Contracting, LLC and authorize the additional expenditure of up to $64,916, making the new total contract amount $904,916; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the Department of Development in that it is immediately necessary to amend said contract to comply with expenditure deadlines established by the program and to remove vacant structures, 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 City Auditor be and is hereby authorized to partially cancel $64,916 from Auditor's Certificate AC 031459/004.
Section 2. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to transfer $64,916 within the General Government Grant Fund, Fund No.220, Grant 451036 as follows:
FROM:
Division / OJL 1 / OJL 3 / OCA / Amount
44-01 / 06 / 6601 / 441049 / $$64,916
TO:
Division / OJL 1 / OJL 3 / OCA / Amount
44-01 / 03 / 3292 / 441058 / $64,916
Section 3. That the Director of the Department of Development is hereby authorized to amend contract EL012202 with Watson General Contracting, LLC for the provision of additional asbestos hazard evaluation services, asbestos abatement services, and demolition services on vacant structures within the NSP 2 project boundaries.
Section 4. That for the purpose as stated in Section 3, the expenditure of $64,916 or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby authorized from the Department of Development, Division 44-01, Fund 220, Grant 451036, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3292, OCA Code 441058.
Section 5. That this contract modification is awarded in accordance with Chapter 329.16 of the Columbus City Codes, 1959.
Section 6. That for the 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.