Explanation
Background:
This legislation authorizes the transfer of funds within the Voted 1995 and 1999 Bond Fund; Facility and Parking Meters Fund 704.
This legislation will amend the Street and Highways 2004 Capital Improvement Budget Fund 704 in the amount of $500,000.00.
A modification to Contract No. EL004129, Complete General Construction, is needed for additional construction costs related to the renovations of North Bank Park: Issue J.
Additional funds to be expended total $849,291.00. The original contract cost was $1,037,376.00; the total modified cost is $1,886,667.00.
Additional construction costs in need of modification include Hanover Street extension, signals at Hanover Street, interconnect Neil to Hocking, bumpouts, milling and paving.
Additional expenses to this contract are based on line item pricing submitted with contractor's original proposal. All pricing for increased work will remain consistent with original costs proposed for Oriental contracted work.
It is in the City's best interest to have the contractor finish the project due to the contractor being familiar with the job.
The Contract Compliance Number for Complete General Construction is #31-4366382.
Emergency legislation is requested to allow paving work to proceed immediately prior to closing of asphalt plants for the season.
Fiscal Impact:
$201,309.92 is required and budgeted in the Recreation and Parks Grant Fund; $147,981.08 is required and budgeted in the Recreation and Parks Voted 1995 and 1999 Bond Fund; and, $500,000.00 is required and budgeted in the Street and Highways Department Voted 1995 and 1999 Bond Fund to meet the financial obligation of this contract modification.
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To authorize and direct the Director of Recreation and Parks to modify the contract with Complete General Construction for additional construction services related to renovations of North Bank Park: Issue J, to authorize the expenditure of $849,291.00 from various funds, to authorize the transfer of Funds within Voted 1995 and 1999 Street and Highways Fund 704, to amend the 2004 Capital Improvements Budget, and to declare an emergency. ($849,291.00)
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WHEREAS, it is necessary to modify the contract with Complete General Construction for construction services in conjunction with the renovations of North Bank Park: Issue J; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to transfer funds and budget authority within the Voted 1995 and 1999 Street and Highway fund to provide the funding in the appropriate project for the modification to North Bank Park Project; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to amend the 2004 Capital Improvements Budget to reflect the transfer of funds; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Recreation and Parks Department in that it is immediately necessary to modify said contract to allow paving work to proceed immediately prior to closing of asphalt plants for the season; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the 2004 Capital Improvements Budget is hereby amended as follows:
PUBLIC SERVICE/ TRANSPORTATION 59-09
PROJECT CURRENT AMENDED
PROJECT NAME NUMBER CIB CIB
North Bank Park 590529 $0.00 $500,000.00
Facilities 590130 $2,952,500 $2,652,500
Parking Meters 540001 $200,000 $0.00
Section 2. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to transfer $500,000.00 within the Voted 1995 and 1999 Street and Highway Fund 704 as follows:
FROM:
Project Number 590130/Facilities/ OCA 644385/ OL3 6621/ Amount: $300,000.00
Project Number 540001/ Parking Meters/ OCA 644377 / OL3 6621 / Amount: $200,000.00
TO:
Project Number 590529 / North Bank Park / OCA 644385/ OL3 6621 / Amount: $500,000
Section 3. That the Director of Recreation and Parks be and he is hereby authorized and directed to modify Contract No. EL004129 with Complete General Construction for construction services related to the renovations of North Bank Park: Issue J, in accordance with plans and specifications on file in the Recreation and Parks Department.
Section 4. That the expenditure of $849,291.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and is hereby authorized from the Recreation and Parks Voted 1995 and 1999 Bond Fund No. 702, Dept. No. 51-01; the Recreation and Parks Grant Fund No. 286, Dept. 51-01; and, the Street and Highways Voted 1995 and 1999 Bond Fund No. 704, Dept. 59-09 as follows, to pay the cost thereof.
Fund Type Project No. Project Name Object Level 3 OCA Amount
Grant 510428 North Bank Pk./ODNR 6621 510428 $201,309.92
Cap. Proj. 510017 Park & Playground 6621 644526 $147,981.08
Cap. Proj. 590529 North Bank Park 6621 644385 $500,000.00
TOTAL $849,291.00
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; except that no transfer shall be so made from a project account funded by monies from more than one source.
Section 6. 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.