Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to enter into a contract on behalf of the Office of Construction Management with Bomar Construction Company for restoration of the Front Street garage stairs, 100 North Front Street. This legislation authorizes a contract for restoration of the concrete walls in the stairwells of the parking garage. The scope of work will include concrete patching, painting, reattaching handrails, and refurbishing the hollow metal doors and frames.
Formal bids were solicited and the city received three bids on February 28, 2018 as follows (1 *FBE, 0 MBE):
*Bomar Construction Company $158,196.00
2K General Construction Company $160,000.00
The Righter Company, Inc. $176,200.00
The Office of Construction Management recommends the bid be made to the most responsive and responsible bidder, Bomar Construction Company.
Emergency action is requested to mitigate the safety concerns with the stairwell, such as repairing the deteriorating stair steps and unstable handrails.
Bomar Construction Company Contract Compliance No. 31-1430310, expiration date November 30, 2020.
Fiscal Impact: This legislation authorizes the expenditure of $158,196.00 from the Construction Management Capital Improvement Fund with Bomar Construction Company for restoration of the Front Street garage stairs, 100 North Front Street. The Finance Department budgeted $160,000.00 for this project within the Finance and Management capital budget.
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To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to enter into a contract on behalf of the Office of Construction Management with Bomar Construction Company for restoration of the Front Street garage stairs; to authorize the expenditure of $158,196.00 from the Construction Management Capital Improvement Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($158,196.00)
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WHEREAS, the Office of Construction Management solicited formal competitive bids for restoration of the Front Street garage stairs, 100 North Front Street; and
WHEREAS, Bomar Construction Company was deemed the lowest, most responsive and responsible bidder; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the expenditure of $158,196.00 from the Construction Management Capital Improvement Fund; 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 Director to enter into a contract with Bomar Construction Company for restoration of the Front Street garage stairs, thereby 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 a contract on behalf of the Office of Construction Management with Bomar Construction Company for restoration of the Front Street garage stairs, 100 North Front Street.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $158,196.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary in regard to the action authorized in SECTION 1, is hereby authorized in the Construction Management Capital Improvement Fund 7733, Object Class 06 - Capital Outlay, per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
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 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 5. That for reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared an emergency measure and shall take effect and be enforced from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.