Explanation
BACKGROUND: This contract provides for a portion of the Waggoner Road 30 inch Water Main project. The Franklin County Engineer's office presently has a Waggoner Road Widening project under contract. The contractor for the widening project is the Complete General Construction Company. Construction of the improvement will begin within the next 45 days. The City of Columbus Division of Water is proposing a 30" water main to be constructed along 1900 linear feet of said roadway widening. It is in the best interest of the City of Columbus that the provisions of competitive bidding be waived and to immediately contract with the Complete General Construction Company so that said water main may be constructed prior to or in conjunction with the county project. The water main design consultant has already fast tracked the design of the 30" water main.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE NUMBER: 31-4366382
FISCAL IMPACT: This project is included in the C.I.B. and funds are being transferred to provide the monies needed for this project.
EMERGENCY: This ordinance is submitted as an emergency so as to allow the contractor to order and install the proposed water line and still meet the road widening schedule.
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To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a contract with Complete General Construction Company for a portion of the Waggoner Road 30 inch Water Main project for the Division of Water, to waive the provision of competitive bidding, to authorize the City Auditor to transfer funds within the Waterworks Enlargement Voted 1991 Bonds Fund, to authorize the expenditure of $500,000.00 from the Waterworks Enlargement Voted 1991 Bonds Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($500,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus, Division of Water has plans to install a 30 inch water main along Waggoner Road as part of Capital Improvement Project No. 458, and
WHEREAS, the Franklin County Engineer's office presently has a Waggoner Road Widening project under contract with Complete General Construction Company, and
WHEREAS, the construction of this improvement will begin within the next 45 days, and
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus would receive numerous benefits from a joint venture including cost savings, and reduced traffic control issues, and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Division of Water, Department of Public Utilities, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a contract with Complete General Construction Company for a portion of the Waggoner Road 30 inch Water Main project for the Division of Water so as to allow this joint venture project to move forward for the immediate preservation of 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 he is hereby authorized to enter into a contract with to Complete General Construction Company , 1221 East Fifth Avenue, Columbus, Ohio, 43219, in the amount of $500,000.00 for a portion of the Waggoner Road 30 inch Water Main project for the Division of Water, Department of Public Utilities, Contract No. 1024, Project No. 690458.
Section 2. That it is in the best interest of the City to waive the provisions of section 329 of the Columbus City Code, 1959 and such provisions are hereby waived.
Section 3. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to transfer funds within the Waterworks Enlargement Voted 1991 Bonds Fund, Fund No. 606, Department of Public Utilities, Division of Water, as follows:
From:
690265 HCWP Raw Water Line,
OCA Code 690265 $269,135.00
690335 DRWP Olentangy Intake,
OCA Code 606335 $230,865.00
To:
690458 Waggoner Road 30 inch Water Main,
OCA Code 690458 $500,000.00
Section 4. That the expenditure of $500,000.00 or as much thereof as may be needed be, and the same is hereby authorized from the Water Works Enlargement Voted 1991 Bonds Fund No. 606, Department 60, Division 09, OCA Code 690458, Object Level Three Code 6629, Object Level One 06, Project No. 690458.
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 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 thereof, 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.