Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Public Service Director to enter into contract for the Facilities Management Division with Gutknecht Construction Co., Inc. for the renovation of the HVAC, plumbing, and office area at 2077 Parkwood Avenue. The renovation will consist of the construction of a 790-square foot accessory office area for an existing warehouse, to include a break room and toilet space. Other work will include upgrades in the HVAC and plumbing to the existing building, including the installation of a fire alarm system and a fire suppression system. The Police Division, Public Records Unit, Professional Standards Bureau will be the primary user of the facility, using it for remote storage of records for the Police Division.
Formal proposals were solicited on June 8, 2005, and opened on June 21, 2005. Four bids were received as follows (0 MBE, 0 FBE):
Gutknecht Construction Co., Inc. $466,000.00
Navarro Construction $476,000.00
Axiom Mechanical Services $614,500.00
Aggressive Mechanical $615,000.00
The Facilities Management Division recommends the contract award to the most responsive and responsible bidder, Gutknecht Construction Co., Inc.
Emergency Action is requested so that the Public Records Unit can move out of leased facilities as quickly as possible, thereby saving money.
Fiscal Impact: The Police Division budgeted $600,000.00 for this project. The cost of this contract is $466,000.00. Gutknecht Construction Co., Inc. Contract Compliance Number 31-0935568, exp. 09/24/2007.
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To authorize the Public Service Director to enter into contract for the Facilities Management Division for the renovation of 2077 Parkwood Avenue with Gutknecht Construction Co., Inc., to authorize the expenditure of $466,000.00 from the Safety Voted Bond Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($466,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Police Division requires an addition to the 2077 Parkwood Avenue warehouse facility for office space, and
WHEREAS, the HVAC, plumbing, and fire alarm/suppression systems at the Police Division building at 2077 Parkwood Avenue are in disrepair and in need of renovation, and
WHEREAS, formal competitive bids were advertised and received by the Facilities Management Division for the necessary renovations at 2077 Parkwood Avenue, and
WHEREAS, the Facilities Management Division recommends acceptance of the bid submitted by Gutknecht Construction Co., Inc., as the most responsive and responsible bidder, and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Public Service Department, Facilities Management Division, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Public Service Director to enter into contract with Gutknecht Construction Co., Inc. for renovations at 2077 Parkwood Avenue, allowing the Police Division to leave a leased building, thereby preserving 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 Public Service Director is hereby authorized to contract with Gutknecht Construction Co., Inc. for renovations at 2077 Parkwood Avenue.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $466,000.00, or so much thereof that may be necessary in regard to the action authorized in SECTION 1, be and is hereby authorized and approved as follows:
Division: 30-03
Fund: 701
Project: 330023
OCA Code: 644476
Object Level 1: 06
Object Level 3: 6620
Amount: $466,000.00
SECTION 3. That for 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 or vetoes the same.