Explanation
BACKGROUND: In October, 2004, the Columbus Health Department was awarded a grant from the US Agency for Housing and Urban Development to implement the HUD Healthy Homes Demonstration Program. The goal of this Program was to demonstrate cost effective, sustainable, preventive measures to reduce injury and morbidity from preventable housing-related health and safety hazards associated with asthma, lead paint, and unintentional injuries in the home environment for those most at risk. The services offered through the Healthy Homes Program included physical intervention services, such as specialized allergen and lead dust cleaning, material installation, home repairs, and mold remediation in single and multi-family dwellings in the City of Columbus. Through the competitive bidding process in 2005 (SA001732 dated 7/26/05), HECO Operations, dba SERVPRO of N.E. Columbus was selected as the contractor to perform all physical intervention services. At the end of the grant period of the HUD Healthy Homes Demonstration Program, a large amount of physical intervention activity took place that included a number of costly projects. This ordinance authorizes the Health Department to enter into a contract with HECO Operations in the amount of $28,753 to pay the final invoices for the intervention services provided at the conclusion of this program.
Emergency action is requested to assure the timely payment of the final invoices for these services. The contract compliance number for HECO Operations is 311017776, which is effective through July 25, 2008.
FISCAL IMPACT: All expenditures from this contract will be fully reimbursed by the Healthy Homes Demonstration Program funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Title
To authorize the Board of Health to enter into a contract with HECO Operations dba SERVPRO of N.E. Columbus for the provision of physical intervention services for the Healthy Homes Demonstration Program; to authorize the expenditure of $28,753 from the Health Department Grants Fund to pay the costs thereof; and to declare an emergency. ($28,753)
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WHEREAS, in 2005, proposals were formally submitted through the RFP process for miscellaneous professional services - physical intervention services for the Columbus Health Department's Healthy Homes Demonstration Program; and,
WHEREAS, it is necessary to enter into a final contract with HECO Operations dba SERVPRO of N.E. Columbus; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Columbus Health Department in that it is immediately necessary to enter into a contract with HECO Operations dba SERVPRO of N.E. Columbus to assure the timely payment of the final invoices for these services and 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 Board of Health is hereby authorized to enter into a contract with HECO Operations dba SERVPRO of N.E. Columbus for physical intervention services for the Healthy Homes Demonstration Program for the period through December 31, 2007.
SECTION 2. That to pay said cost of said contract, the expenditure of $28,753 is hereby authorized from the Health Department Grants Fund, Fund No. 251, Department of Health, Department No. 50-01, OCA Code 504062, Grant No. 504062, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3336.
SECTION 3. That for 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.