Explanation
1. BACKGROUND:
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a capital improvements agreement with the Columbus Board of Education for the construction of the sewer separation improvements that are being incorporated into the Board's Fort Hayes Facilities Improvements Project.
The Columbus Board of Education is currently constructing facility improvements to the Fort Hayes property, that is located along Cleveland Ave. immediately east of downtown Columbus. The City has been undertaking sewer separation projects in this area for several years now and the Fort Hayes site has components of this separation that need to be installed. In order to avoid having the City disturb new and expensive land improvements, thereby incurring much higher construction costs, the Board of Education has agreed to incorporate the City's sewer separation improvements into its development plans. The developer has further agreed to provide the construction plans and specifications and the permanent and temporary easements at no cost to the City. In exchange for this, the City shall agree to reimburse the developer for documented construction and related costs that are associated with the subject capital improvements project, up to a maximum of $542,044.59.
B. Bid Information: In accordance with Section 186 of the Columbus City Charter, this contract shall contain a guaranteed maximum cost and stipulate that the city shall pay within such maximum the cost of labor and materials to be paid to the developer. As a condition of the agreement the developer is required to comply with the competitive bidding procedures of Section 329 of the Columbus City Codes, "Procurement of Goods and Services:, and with the Prevailing Wage Requirements of Chapter 4115 of the Ohio Revised Code.
2. FISCAL IMPACT
The Division of Sewerage and Drainage has included funding within the 2006 Capital Improvements Budget for this expenditure.
Title
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a Guaranteed Maximum Sum Agreement with the Columbus Board of Education in connection with their Fort Hayes School Improvement Project and the Division of Sewerage and Drainage's Cleveland Ave. Combined Sewer Project; and to authorize the appropriation, transfer and expenditure of $542,044.59 from the Sewer System Reserve Fund to the Voted Sanitary Bond Fund. ($542,044.59)
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WHEREAS, the Columbus Board of Education, hereinafter called the Board, and the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, Department of Public Utilities, hereinafter referred to as the City are desirous of entering into a capital improvement project reimbursement agreement for the construction of the Cleveland Ave. Combined Sewer Project; and
WHEREAS, the Board is currently constructing site and building improvements to the Fort Hayes Career Center located along Cleveland Ave. and Joe Gibbs Boulevard; and
WHEREAS, the Division of Sewerage and Drainage engineering staff have determined that it is in the City's best interest to enter into the subject agreement with the Board, for purposes of constructing the City of Columbus's sanitary separation improvements known as the Cleveland Ave. Combined Sewer Project; and
WHEREAS, the Board shall provide all professional engineering services and grant all necessary utility easements to the City, at no cost, across lands and improvements controlled by the Board, in exchange for accelerating the construction schedule for the aforesaid capital improvements project; and
WHEREAS, the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, Department of Public Utilities hereby requests this City Council to authorize the Director to execute the subject agreement which will allow the Division to avoid considerable expense in the design and procurement of easements for the extension of the, and in return the Board shall be authorized to immediately commence the construction of this vital sanitary and stormwater infrastructure in within the City of Columbus, at the earliest practicable date, now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That from the unappropriated monies in the Sewerage System Reserve Fund No. 654, and from all monies estimated to come into said fund from any and all sources, and unappropriated for any other purpose during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2006, the sum of $542,044.59 is hereby appropriated to the Division of Sewerage and Drainage| Division 60-05| Object Level One 10|Object Level Three 5502| OCA Code 901553.
Section 2. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized to transfer $542,044.59 to the 1991 Voted Sanitary Bond Fund, into the Cleveland Ave. Combined Sewer Project, Project Account 650429,at such time as deemed necessary by him, and to expend said funds, or so much thereof as may be necessary.
Section 3. That the Director of Public Utilities be, and hereby is, authorized to enter into a contract, in accordance with the provisions of Columbus City Charter Section 186, to reimburse the Columbus Board of Education, 270 East State Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215, for costs associated with the construction of the Cleveland Ave. Combined Sewer Project, as shown on the detailed engineering Construction Drawing Nos. 14161 and 14162 on file with the Division of Sewerage and Drainage.
Section 4. That said capital improvements project reimbursement agreement shall stipulate that the Columbus Board of Education, agrees to comply with the competitive bidding procedures of Section 329 of the Columbus City Codes, "Procurement of Goods and Services", and with the Prevailing Wage Requirements of Chapter 4115 of the Ohio Revised Code.
Section 5. That the expenditure of $542,044.59, or as much thereof as may be needed, be and the same hereby is authorized from the Voted Sanitary Bond No. 664| Division 60-05| Project No. 650429| Cleveland Ave. Comb. Sewer Project| OCA Code 650429; object level 6630.
Section 6. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.