Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Department of Public Utilities, Division of Power and Water (Power) maintains the freeway lighting within the City of Columbus and requires traffic control services to provide single lane closures on the median lanes in both directions on the freeway system to allow for City employees to replace lighting equipment. Formal bids for traffic control services were solicited in the City Bulletin, SA002084, and one bid was received and opened by the Director of Public Utilities on July 12, 2006.
The bid has been evaluated and a recommendation has been made to award a contract to Paul Peterson Company based upon their responsive and responsible bid. The bid was based upon the cost per occurrence for weekday and weekend closures. It is requested that an amount of $60,000 be awarded at this time based upon the funding available in the current budget for these services. Upon approval of Columbus City Council, the contract will be increased in 2007.
Paul Peterson Company is a majority-owned business and their contract compliance number is 310868875.
Emergency action is necessary in order that the contract may be executed as soon as possible to allow the work to begin prior to winter weather restrictions.
FISCAL IMPACT: There is sufficient budget authority in Object Level One 03 within the Electricity Operating Fund for this expenditure. $20,000 was spent in 2004 and $25,000 was spent in 2005 for these services.
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To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a contract with the Paul Peterson Company to obtain traffic control services for the Division of Power and Water; to authorize the expenditure of $60,000.00 from the Electricity Operating Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($60,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Division of Power and Water (Power) maintains freeway lighting within the City of Columbus and requires traffic control services for lane closures on the freeway system while City employees replace lighting equipment; and
WHEREAS, one bid was received and opened by the Director of Public Utilities on July 12, 2006, SA002084, and
WHEREAS, the bid received from Paul Peterson Company has been determined to be responsive and responsible and a contract award is recommended; and
WHEREAS, emergency action is necessary so that the service may begin as soon as possible to allow needed freeway lighting maintenance to be performed prior to winter weather restrictions; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Utilities, Division of Power and Water, in that it is immediately necessary to obtain traffic control services for the immediate preservation of 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 Director of Public Utilities be and is hereby authorized to enter into a contract with Paul Peterson Company, in the amount of $60,000.00, to obtain traffic control services for the Division of Power and Water.
SECTION 2. That to pay the cost of the aforesaid contract, the expenditure of $60,000.00, or so much thereof as may be needed is hereby authorized from the Division of Power and Water, Division No. 60-07, Electricity Operating Fund No. 550, OCA Code 606723, Object Level Three 3336.
SECTION 3. 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.