Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into contracts with TruckCo and MU Trucking for trash and debris removal, light demolition, and landscaping services on properties acquired under the Land Reutilization Program and held in the Land Bank. Two contractors were selected out of a total of eight bid proposals submitted on November 22, 2010 for Competitive Sealed Bid SA-003765. The two contractors selected submitted the lowest cumulative bids.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION: Emergency action is requested in order to perform property maintenance on properties recently received through the Land Reutilization Program without interruption.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funds for these contracts are allocated from the Land Management Fund ($40,000.00).
Title
To authorize the Development Director to enter into contracts with TruckCo and MU Trucking for trash and debris, light demolition, and landscaping services for properties managed by the Land Redevelopment Office; to authorize the expenditure of $40,000.00 from the Land Management Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($40,000.00)
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WHEREAS, this ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a contracts with two contractors to provide trash and debris, light demolition, and landscaping services for the Land Redevelopment Office; and
WHEREAS, the contractors selected from a pool of eight companies that responded to the request for bids (2010 SA-003765); and
WHEREAS, the contractors are Certified Minority Business Enterprise companies with Equal Business Opportunity Commission Office; and
WHEREAS, the contractors were selected based on lowest bid, prior experience, and qualifications; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development in that it is immediately necessary to enter into contract with various contractors to provided ongoing trash and debris, light demolition, and landscaping services on properties recently received through the Land Reutilization Program without interruption, all for the preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; and NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Director of the Department of Development is hereby authorized to enter into contracts with the vendors listed below in accordance with Columbus City Code for trash and debris, light demolition, and landscaping services for properties managed by the Land Redevelopment Office.
Vendor Contract Comp# Expiration Date Type
TruckCo 870775711 4/20/2012 MBE
MU Trucking 800061051 10/06/2011 MBE
Section 2. That the expenditure of $40,000.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary from the Department of Development, Division No. 44-01, Land Management Fund, Fund 206, OCA Code 441206, Object Level Three 3370, for the aforesaid purpose is hereby authorized.
Section 3. 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 passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.