Explanation
Background: The Public Service Department, Transportation Division, is engaged in the second phase of the Morse Road Improvement project, which proposes to create a gateway into the Northland community. Ordinance 1763-2005 was passed by City Council on January 9, 2006 to provide additional funding and to authorize the City Attorney to contract for professional services, including the hiring of independent appraisers, necessary for the acquisition of the remaining parcels. It has been determined that it is in the best interest of the City to hire an appraiser whose past performance with the City has displayed a high level of competence, an excellent quality of work and a consistent success in meeting narrow deadlines. Because of ODOT funding on the project, the appraiser must be on the ODOT's list of qualified appraisers. Because of the large number of parcels the work was divided between the north side and Southside of Morse Road, proposals were sought from three appraisers. Brian Barnes submitted the lowest fee proposal for one section of the assignment. The total cost of appraising the parcels assigned exceeds $20,000.00, but does not exceed $50,000.00. It is therefore necessary, to the extent it may be applicable, to request that City Council waive the process for awarding professional service contracts exceeding twenty thousand dollars, but not exceeding fifty thousand dollars, as relates to this transaction only.
Fiscal Impact: Funds necessary for these aforementioned services will be paid from the existing Auditor's Certificate established by Ordinance 1763-2005 was passed by City Council on January 9, 2006.
Emergency Justification: Emergency action is requested to allow the City to enter into the subject contracts without delay, thereby allowing the City to meet the acquisition schedule for this project.
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To authorize the City Attorney to enter into a contract with Brian Barnes for professional appraisal services necessary to the Morse Road Improvement Phase II project, and to the extent it may be applicable, to waive the process for awarding professional service contracts exceeding twenty thousand dollars, but not exceeding fifty thousand dollars, as relates to this transaction only and to declare an emergency. (City Code 329.11).
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WHEREAS, The Public Service Department, Transportation Division, is engaged in the second phase of the Morse Road Improvement Phase II project, which proposes to create a gateway into the Northland community; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 1763-2005 was passed by City Council on January 9, 2006 to provide additional funding and to authorize the City Attorney to contract for professional services, including the hiring of independent appraisers, necessary for the acquisition of the remaining parcels; and
WHEREAS, it has been determined that it is in the best interest of the City to hire an appraiser whose past performance with the City has displayed a high level of competence, an excellent quality of work and a consistent success in meeting narrow deadlines and who are ODOT's list of qualified appraisers; and
WHEREAS, the total cost of appraising the parcels assigned exceeds $20,000.00, but does not exceed $50,000.00; and
WHEREAS, it is therefore necessary, to the extent it may be applicable, to request that City Council waive the process for awarding professional service contracts exceeding twenty thousand dollars, but not exceeding fifty thousand dollars, as relates to this transaction only; and
WHEREAS, after contacting appraisers in the Columbus area on the Ohio Department of Transportation's list, three independent appraisers have submitted qualifications and time frame proposals that meet the aforementioned criteria; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the City of Columbus, in that it is immediately necessary that City Council waive all provisions as set forth in the Columbus City Code (329.11) relative to the process for awarding professional service contracts exceeding twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00), but not exceeding fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00), as relates to this transaction only, to allow the City Attorney enter into an agreement between the City of Columbus, and appraiser Brian Barnes, for appraisal services necessary to the Morse Road Improvement Phase II project for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property and safety; now, therefore:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the City Attorney be, and hereby is, authorized to enter into a contract with appraiser Brian Barnes for professional appraisal services necessary to the Morse Road Improvement Phase II project.
Section 2. That this Council has determined that it is in the best interest of the City of Columbus to waive and does hereby waive all provisions as set forth in the Columbus City Code (329.11) relative to the process for awarding professional service contract to Brian Barnes exceeding twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00), but not exceeding fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00), as relates to this transaction only.
Section 3. That for the reasons state 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 its passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.